Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
Sumiyoshi-ku (住吉区) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan.
Sumiyoshi-ku (住吉区) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is located on the southern part of the Uemachi Plateau, in the southernmost part of Osaka City, and is separated from Sakai City's Sakai-ku and Kita-ku by the Yamato River. There are six rail lines, and three main thoroughfares - Abiko-Suji, Abeno-Suji and Nagai Koen-Dori, which runs east–west and connects the area with the port to the west. The northern part of Sumiyoshi-ku is a residential area which is a continuation of the southern part of Abeno-ku. The Tezukayama 1-Chome neighbourhood in Abeno-ku, and Tezukayama-naka and Tezukayama-nishi neighbourhoods in Sumiyoshi-ku are upper-class residential areas. South of this, around the Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine, are the Sumiyoshi and Kamisumiyoshi neighbourhoods, home to many long established local families. Surrounding these are the middle-class residential neighbourhoods of Shimizugaoka, Suminoe, Oriono, Dairyo, Minamisumiyoshi, Yamanouchi, and Nagai, which lies at the eastern end of the ward. Sumiyoshi-ku is home to about 157,000 residents, and has a population density of 16,800 people per square kilometer.
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Worth seeing in and around Sumiyoshi-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 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.
1.2 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.
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.
1.1 km · 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 - 06Hōraku-ji Temple
Hōraku-ji is a Buddhist temple in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1178 by Taira no Shigemori.
3.3 km · Buddhist temple 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.
2.1 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.
2.1 km · botanical garden in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia - 09Sumiyoshi 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.
1.5 km · park in Osaka, 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.
800 m · Shinto shrine in Sumiyoshi district, Japan · Wikipedia
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Getting to Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
- Airports
- Osaka Itami (ITM), 20 km · Kobe (UKB), 26 km · Kansai (KIX), 31 km
- Stations
- Asaka Station, 2 km · Hirabayashi Station, 3.9 km · Minami-Tanabe Station, 3.1 km · Tsurugaoka Station, 2.2 km · Kawachi-Amami Station, 3.7 km
- Tokushima → Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka105 km · quickest by road, 3h 5m · ¥1,650–2,250
- Tokoname → Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka126 km · quickest by road, 3h 20m · ¥2,120–2,900
- Takamatsu → Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka137 km · quickest by road, 4h 7m · ¥2,180–2,970
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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 Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka is 4 km from Sakai, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Sakaisecond largest and populated city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan3.7 km
- Higashisumiyoshi-kuward of Japan3.1 km
- Suminoe-kuward of Japan1.8 km
- Nishinari-kuward of Osaka city, Osaka, Japan3.5 km
- Sakai-kuward of Japan3.7 km