Suminoe-ku, Osaka
Suminoe-ku (住之江区) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan, stretching along the south-west border of the city.

Suminoe-ku (住之江区) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan, stretching along the south-west border of the city. It borders the wards of Minato-ku, Taisho-ku and Nishinari-ku to the north, and Sumiyoshi-ku to the east. It has the largest land area of all the wards in Osaka, and includes about half of the Osaka Bay harbor area.
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Worth seeing in and around Suminoe-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.
3.3 km · building in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 02Sumiyoshi 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.
1 km · Shinto shrine in Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 03Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Yanmar Hanasaka Stadium, a.k.a. “Nagai Ballgame Field”, is a stadium located in Nagai Park, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan.
3.2 km · building in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 04Row 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.
900 m · building in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 05Myōkoku-ji Temple
Myōkoku-ji is a Buddhist temple in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan and one of head temples of the Nichiren Sect. It is known as the location of the 1868 Sakai incident.
3.1 km · Buddhist temple in Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 06Sumiyoshi Park
Sumiyoshi Park is an Osaka prefectural park in Hamaguchi-higashi Itchome, Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. It was registered by Osaka Prefecture in 1873 with Hamadera Park in Nishi-ku, Sakai, and is the oldest park in Osaka.
600 m · park in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia - 07Osaka Museum of Natural History
Osaka Museum of Natural History is a museum of natural history in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Ōsaka, Japan.
3.6 km · museum in Japan · Wikipedia - 08Nagai 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.
3.6 km · botanical garden in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia - 09Old Sakai Lighthouse
Sakai Lighthouse is a wooden lighthouse located in Sakai-ku, Sakai Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It claims to be the oldest wooden lighthouse in Japan, and was designated a National Monument in 1972.
3.6 km · lighthouse in Japan · Wikipedia - 10Sumiyoshi Angū
The Sumiyoshi Angū was the location of a temporary palace of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō period of Japanese history. It was located in Sumie, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka in the Kansai region of Japan.
1 km · Shinto shrine in Sumiyoshi district, Japan · Wikipedia
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Getting to Suminoe-ku, Osaka
- Airports
- Osaka Itami (ITM), 19 km · Kobe (UKB), 24 km · Kansai (KIX), 30 km
- Stations
- Hanazonochō Station, 3.9 km · Asaka Station, 3.2 km · Hirabayashi Station, 2.2 km · Tamade Station, 1.8 km · Suminoekōen Station, 1 km
- Tokushima → Suminoe-ku, Osaka103 km · quickest by road, 3h 26m · ¥1,610–2,190
- Tokoname → Suminoe-ku, Osaka129 km · quickest by road, 3h 28m · ¥2,190–2,990
- Takamatsu → Suminoe-ku, Osaka134 km · quickest by road, 3h 59m · ¥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 Suminoe-ku, Osaka
Suminoe-ku, Osaka is 3 km from Sakai, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Nishinari-kuward of Osaka city, Osaka, Japan3 km
- Sumiyoshi-kuward of Japan1.8 km