Nishinari-ku, Osaka
Nishinari-ku (西成区) is one of the 24 wards of Osaka, and among the poorest territories in Japan.
Nishinari-ku (西成区) is one of the 24 wards of Osaka, and among the poorest territories in Japan. It lies directly south of the Namba transport hub and extends further south toward Sumiyoshi Park. It is served by the Nankai Railway lines as well as the Yotsubashi and Sakaisuji subway lines. Nishinari-ku is also home to a number of shitamachi ("lower-town") shōtengai. Kamagasaki in Nishinari-ku is home to many day-laborers and most of the homeless people in Osaka.
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Worth seeing in and around Nishinari-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.
2.2 km · skyscraper in Osaka · Wikipedia - 02Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Nagai Stadium, a.k.a. the Yanmar Stadium Nagai for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Osaka, Japan.
3.2 km · building in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka Prefecture, 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.
2.9 km · Built in 593 A.D., this famous Buddhist temple features a five-story pagoda, statues and turtle ponds · Wikipedia - 04Tsūtenkaku
Tsūtenkaku is a tower and landmark of Osaka, Japan, and advertises the Hitachi company.
2.2 km · observation tower · Wikipedia - 05Sumiyoshi Taisha
Sumiyoshi-taisha, also known as Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is the main shrine of all the Sumiyoshi shrines.
2.5 km · Shinto shrine in Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 06Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Yanmar Hanasaka Stadium, a.k.a. “Nagai Ballgame Field”, is a stadium located in Nagai Park, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan.
3 km · building in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 07Row House in Sumiyoshi
Row House in Sumiyoshi, also called Azuma House, is a personal residence in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan. It was designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando in his early career.
2.7 km · building in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 08Abenobashi Terminal Building
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.
2.1 km · station building in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia - 09Tennōji Zoo
Tennōji Zoo is a 11-hectare zoo located at Tennōji Park in Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan, opened on January 1, 1915. It is the third zoo to be built in Japan and is located southwest of the Shitennō-ji temple, the first Buddhist temple in Japan.
2.3 km · zoo · Wikipedia - 10Tennōji Park
The Tennōji Park is a park with botanical garden at 1–108, Chausuyama-cho, Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan.
2.2 km · Park in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia
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Getting to Nishinari-ku, Osaka
- Airports
- Osaka Itami (ITM), 17 km · Kobe (UKB), 25 km · Kansai (KIX), 33 km
- Stations
- Tennōji Station, 2.2 km · JR Namba Station, 3.5 km · Imamiya Station, 2.1 km · Ōsaka Namba Station, 3.6 km · Shin-Imamiya Station, 1.8 km
- Tokushima → Nishinari-ku, Osaka106 km · quickest by road, 3h 29m · ¥1,610–2,190
- Tokoname → Nishinari-ku, Osaka126 km · quickest by road, 3h 24m · ¥2,050–2,790
- Takamatsu → Nishinari-ku, Osaka136 km · quickest by road, 4h 2m · ¥2,130–2,910
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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 Nishinari-ku, Osaka
Nishinari-ku, Osaka is 6 km from Sakai, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Tennōji-kuward of Japan3.4 km
- Abeno-kuward of Japan2.2 km
- Dōtonborihuman settlement in Japan3.8 km
- Taishō-kuward of Japan2.6 km
- Higashisumiyoshi-kuward of Japan3.3 km
- Suminoe-kuward of Japan3 km