Chūō-ku, Osaka
Chūō-ku is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan.
Chūō-ku is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 8.88 km2, and a population of 60,085. It houses Osaka's financial district, as well as the Osaka Prefecture offices and principal shopping and tourist areas.
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Worth seeing in and around Chūō-ku, Osaka
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Abeno Harukas
Abeno Harukas is a multi-purpose commercial facility in Abenosuji Itchome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. It consists of the New Annex, Eastern Annex and a supertall skyscraper, Abeno Harukas.
3.9 km · skyscraper in Osaka · Wikipedia - 02Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The castle is one of Japan's most famous landmarks and played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi–Momoyama period.
1.6 km · Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia - 03Shitennō-ji Temple
Shitennō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Ōsaka, Japan. It is also known as Arahaka-ji, Nanba-ji/Naniwa-daiji, or Mitsu-ji 御津寺.
3.1 km · Built in 593 A.D., this famous Buddhist temple features a five-story pagoda, statues and turtle ponds · Wikipedia - 04Umeda Sky Building
The Umeda Sky Building is a two-tower mixed-use skyscraper in Osaka, Japan. Located on the outskirts of the Umeda business district in Kita-ku, Osaka, the Umeda Sky Building consists of two 40-story towers interconnected at their two uppermost stories via glass bridges with escalators and elevators that cross an open atrium space.
3.3 km · skyscraper in Osaka · Wikipedia - 05Tsūtenkaku
Tsūtenkaku is a tower and landmark of Osaka, Japan, and advertises the Hitachi company.
3.2 km · observation tower · Wikipedia - 06Kyocera Dome Osaka
The Kyocera Dome Osaka, officially the Osaka Dome, is a baseball stadium located in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Opened in 1997, the stadium was the home field of the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes.
3.3 km · baseball stadium in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia - 07Ishiyama Hongan-ji
The Ishiyama Hongan-ji was the primary fortress of the Ikkō-ikki, leagues of warrior priests and commoners who opposed samurai rule during the Sengoku period. It was established in 1496, at the mouth of the Yodo River, on the coast of the Seto Inland Sea.
1.6 km · historical Buddhist temple located in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia - 08Osaka-jō Hall
Osaka-jo Hall is a multi-purpose arena located in the Kyōbashi area of Osaka, Japan. The hall opened in 1983 and can seat up to 16,000 people.
2.1 km · multi-purpose hall · Wikipedia - 09Japan Mint
The Japan Mint is an Independent Administrative Institution of the Japanese government, responsible for producing and circulating the coins of Japan. The agency has its head office in Osaka with branches in Saitama and Hiroshima.
2 km · building in Kita-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 10Osaka Castle Park
Osaka Castle Park is a public urban park and historical site situated at Osaka-Jō in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. It lies on the south of the Ōkawa and occupies a large area in the center of the city of Osaka.
1.6 km · park · Wikipedia
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Getting to Chūō-ku, Osaka
- Airports
- Osaka Itami (ITM), 13 km · Kobe (UKB), 27 km · Kansai (KIX), 37 km
- Stations
- Tennōji Station, 3.8 km · Ōsaka Station, 2.7 km · Dome-mae Chiyozaki Station, 3 km · Nakanoshima Station, 2.4 km · JR Namba Station, 2.1 km
- Tokushima → Chūō-ku, Osaka110 km · quickest by road, 3h 30m · ¥1,610–2,190
- Tokoname → Chūō-ku, Osaka124 km · quickest by road, 3h 16m · ¥1,980–2,700
- Takamatsu → Chūō-ku, Osaka139 km · quickest by road, 4h 2m · ¥2,130–2,910
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No local-transport research exists yet for Chūō-ku, Osaka
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Chūō-ku, Osaka. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inOsaka International Ferry Terminal is in Nankō (南港) in the Osaka Bay Area.
- Get inThe PanStar Line operates a ferry between Osaka and Busan.
- Get inThe ferry leaves Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, at 15:10 from both Osaka and Busan and arrives the following day at 10:00.
- Get inThe ferry holds live musical performances, magic shows, and other entertainment on the run.
- Get inYou can take your car on the ferry, but there are documentation requirements.
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Next door to Chūō-ku, Osaka
Chūō-ku, Osaka is 2 km from Osaka, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Osakadesignated city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan1.6 km
- Tennōji-kuward of Japan2.7 km
- Kita-kuone of the 24 wards of the City of Osaka2.7 km
- Fukushima-kuward of Japan3.6 km
- Dōtonborihuman settlement in Japan1.6 km
- Miyakojima Wardward of Japan2.8 km