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Kita Ku
Ward of Osaka, Japan

Kita Ku

Kita is one of 24 wards of Osaka in Japan.

How locals move

Getting around Kita Ku the local way

  • 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.
  • Go nextIts location makes Osaka a perfect base for doing one-day trips to nearby cities like Kyoto (30 minutes), Kobe (20 minutes), Nara (40 minutes) or Himeji (1 hour).

From Wikivoyage: Osaka, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Daniel Lu (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.