Higashinari-ku, Osaka
Higashinari-ku (東成区) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan.
Higashinari-ku (東成区) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. As of September 2010, it had a total population of 79,435. The ward is located east of Osaka City, and is bordered clockwise north by: Jōtō-ku ward, the core city of Higashiōsaka, and the wards of Ikuno-ku, Tennōji-ku, and Chūō-ku.
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Worth seeing in and around Higashinari-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.
- 01Osaka 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.
2.5 km · Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia - 02Shitennō-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.
3.5 km · Built in 593 A.D., this famous Buddhist temple features a five-story pagoda, statues and turtle ponds · Wikipedia - 03Ishiyama 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.
2.5 km · historical Buddhist temple located in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia - 04Osaka-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.
2.4 km · multi-purpose hall · Wikipedia - 05Japan 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.
3.6 km · building in Kita-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 06Osaka 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.
2.5 km · park · Wikipedia - 07National Bunraku Theatre
The National Bunraku Theatre is a complex consisting of two halls and an exhibition room, located in the Nipponbashi district in Osaka, Japan. The complex was opened in 1984 as the fourth national theatre of the country, to become the headquarters of bunraku.
3.5 km · theater · Wikipedia - 08Nipponbashi
Nipponbashi m.ba.ɕi],) is a shopping district of Naniwa Ward, Osaka, Japan. The area is centered along Sakaisuji Avenue, extending from the Ebisu-chō Interchange of the Hanshin Expressway in the south, to Nansan-dōri in the north.
3.7 km · shopping district in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia - 09Osaka Museum of History
Osaka Museum of History opened in Chūō-ku, Ōsaka, Japan, in 2001. The project architects were César Pelli & Associates and Nihon Sekkei.
2.6 km · Japanese museum · Wikipedia - 10Hōkoku Shrine
Hōkoku Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Osaka, Japan. It is one of several Toyokuni shrines built in honor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
2.2 km · Shinto shrine in Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
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Getting to Higashinari-ku, Osaka
- Airports
- Osaka Itami (ITM), 15 km · Kobe (UKB), 30 km · Kansai (KIX), 39 km
- Stations
- Kyōbashi Station, 2.8 km · Temmabashi Station, 3.4 km · Imazato Station, 500 m · Gamō-yonchōme Station, 3.1 km · Ōsakajō-kitazume Station, 3 km
- Tokushima → Higashinari-ku, Osaka113 km · quickest by road, 3h 38m · ¥1,650–2,250
- Tokoname → Higashinari-ku, Osaka120 km · quickest by road, 3h 9m · ¥1,950–2,660
- Takamatsu → Higashinari-ku, Osaka143 km · quickest by road, 4h 9m · ¥2,180–2,970
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No local-transport research exists yet for Higashinari-ku, Osaka
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- 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 Higashinari-ku, Osaka
Higashinari-ku, Osaka is 3 km from Higashiosaka, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Chūō-kuward in Osaka3.5 km
- Tennōji-kuward of Japan3 km
- Miyakojima Wardward of Japan3.6 km
- Higashinari-kuward of Japan600 m
- Ikuno-kuward of Japan2.3 km
- Jōtō-kuward of Osaka city, Osaka, Japan3.2 km