Hirano-ku, Osaka
Hirano-ku (平野区) is one of 24 wards which make up the city of Osaka, and is located in the southeast of the city.
Hirano-ku (平野区) is one of 24 wards which make up the city of Osaka, and is located in the southeast of the city. It is the largest Osaka ward in population and the only ward to have over 200,000 residents.
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Worth seeing in and around Hirano-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.
- 01Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Nagai Stadium, a.k.a. the Yanmar Stadium Nagai for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Osaka, Japan.
2.7 km · building in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 02Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Yanmar Hanasaka Stadium, a.k.a. “Nagai Ballgame Field”, is a stadium located in Nagai Park, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan.
2.8 km · building in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 03Dainenbutsu-ji Temple
Dainenbutsu-ji is a Buddhist temple in Hirano-ku, Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1127.
800 m · temple in Hirano-ku, Ōsaka · Wikipedia - 04Hōraku-ji Temple
Hōraku-ji is a Buddhist temple in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1178 by Taira no Shigemori.
2.2 km · Buddhist temple in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia - 05Senkō-ji Temple
Senkō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Hirano-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
900 m · Buddhist temple of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū sect dedicated to Bhaiṣajyaguru Buddha in Hirano-ku, Japan · Wikipedia - 06Osaka Museum of Natural History
Osaka Museum of Natural History is a museum of natural history in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Ōsaka, Japan.
2.5 km · museum in Japan · Wikipedia - 07Nagai Botanical Garden
The Nagai Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located in the southern part of Nagai Park, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan. An admission fee is charged for adults, while middle school students and under are free.
2.5 km · botanical garden in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia - 08Nagai Park
Nagai Park is a large sports complex located in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka. Its facilities include three multipurpose sports stadiums, including 50,000-seat Nagai Stadium; Nagai Botanical Garden, which has over 1,000 species of trees and flowers; a swimming pool and gymnasium; and a tract of preserved local forest.
2.6 km · Japanese city park · Wikipedia - 09Taiseishōgun-ji Temple
Taiseishōgun-ji is a Buddhist temple in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 587 and is affiliated with Kōyasan Shingon-shū.
3.9 km · temple in Yao, Ōsaka · Wikipedia - 10Osaka Tokiwakai University Junior College
Tokiwakai College is a private junior college in Hirano-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan. It is located next to Tokiwakai Gakuen University.
1.4 km · private junior college in Hirano-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia
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Getting to Hirano-ku, Osaka
- Airports
- Osaka Itami (ITM), 20 km · Kobe (UKB), 30 km · Kansai (KIX), 35 km
- Stations
- Teradachō Station, 3.7 km · Bishōen Station, 2.8 km · JR Nagase Station, 3.8 km · Deto Station, 2.3 km · Kyūhōji Station, 3.5 km
- Tokushima → Hirano-ku, Osaka109 km · quickest by road, 3h 13m · ¥1,690–2,310
- Tokoname → Hirano-ku, Osaka121 km · quickest by road, 3h 16m · ¥2,080–2,840
- Takamatsu → Hirano-ku, Osaka142 km · quickest by road, 4h 14m · ¥2,230–3,050
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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 Hirano-ku, Osaka
Hirano-ku, Osaka is 6 km from Higashiosaka, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Abeno-kuward of Japan3.2 km
- Higashisumiyoshi-kuward of Japan1.8 km
- Ikuno-kuward of Japan3.6 km