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Osaka Municipal Fire Department

The Osaka Municipal Fire Department is the fire department of Osaka City, Japan.

Osaka Municipal Fire Department
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The Osaka Municipal Fire Department is the fire department of Osaka City, Japan. Formed in 1948 during the post-war reorganisation of Japan's government, the OMFD is today the third-largest fire department in Japan by number of firefighters, operating out of their headquarters in Nishi Ward and the 89 fire stations and branch stations spread across the city.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Osaka Municipal Fire Department

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.

  1. 01
    Abeno 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.

    4.6 km · skyscraper in Osaka · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Osaka 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.

    5.1 km · Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Yanmar Stadium Nagai

    Nagai Stadium, a.k.a. the Yanmar Stadium Nagai for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Osaka, Japan.

    7.5 km · building in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Shitennō-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.

    4.3 km · Built in 593 A.D., this famous Buddhist temple features a five-story pagoda, statues and turtle ponds · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Universal Studios Japan

    Universal Studios Japan is a theme park located in Osaka, Japan. Opened on March 31, 2001, it is one of six Universal Studios theme parks worldwide and was the first to open outside the United States.

    3.8 km · theme park in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Umeda 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.

    4.2 km · skyscraper in Osaka · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Tsūtenkaku

    Tsūtenkaku is a tower and landmark of Osaka, Japan, and advertises the Hitachi company.

    3.6 km · observation tower · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building

    The Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building or Cosmo Tower is the third tallest building in Osaka and the sixth tallest building in Japan. Until 2023, it was known as Osaka World Trade Center Building or WTC Cosmo Tower.

    6.4 km · skyscraper · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Kyocera 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.

    300 m · baseball stadium in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

    The Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan is an aquarium located in the ward of Minato in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, near Osaka Bay. When it opened in 1990, it was the largest public aquarium in the world.

    4.4 km · aquarium in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia

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Getting to Osaka Municipal Fire Department

Airports
Osaka Itami (ITM), 13 km · Kobe (UKB), 23 km · Kansai (KIX), 34 km
Stations
Shin‐Ōsaka Station, 7.5 km · Tennōji Station, 4.5 km · Ōsaka Station, 4.1 km · Amagasaki Station, 7.4 km · Kashima Station, 6.6 km
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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 Osaka Municipal Fire Department. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • 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.

From Wikivoyage: Osaka, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

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    9 ways of moving, 20 sources

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    12 ways of moving, 17 sources

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  5. 05
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    9 ways of moving, 34 sources

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Osaka Municipal Fire Department is 4 km from Osaka, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.