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Chūō-ku, Osaka

May 01, 2024

For other uses, see Chūō-ku.

Chūō-ku (中央区, 'Central Ward') is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 8.88 km2, and a population of 60,085. It houses Osaka's financial district, as well as the Osaka Prefecture offices and principal shopping and tourist areas.

Chūō-ku, Osaka
中央区
Wards
Skyline in 2013
Location within Osaka City
Sovereign state Japan
RegionKansai
Prefecture Osaka Prefecture
CityOsaka
Established1989
Area
 • Total8.87 km2 (3.42 sq mi)
Population
 • Total109,249
 • Density12,317/km2 (31,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (JST)
ISO 3166-2JP-27
WebsiteOfficial website
The Siege of Osaka Castle, 17th century.
Osaka Castle
Osaka Business Park (OBP)
Dōtonbori River at night

Consulates edit

Various consulates are found in Chūō-ku. The Consulate-General of South Korea has its own building. Three consulates, Consulate-General of Australia, the Consulate-General of the Netherlands, and the Consulate-General of the Philippines, occupy the twenty-ninth, thirty-third, and twenty-fourth floors, respectively, of the Twin21 MID Tower. The Consulate-General of Canada is on the twelfth floor of the Daisan Shoho Building in Chūō-ku. The Consulate-General of France is on the tenth floor of the Crystal Tower. The Consulate-General of India is on the tenth floor of the Semba I.S. Building. The Consulate-General of Indonesia is on the first floor of the Koike Bldg. The Consulate-General of Singapore is on the fourteenth floor of the Osaka Kokusai Building. The Consulate-General of Thailand is in the first, fourth, and fifth floors of the Bangkok Bank Building. The Consulate-General of the United Kingdom is on the nineteenth floor of the Seiko Osaka Building. The Consulate-General of Vietnam is on the tenth floor of the Estate Bakuro-machi Building.[1]

Facilities edit

Osaka Prefecture edit

Mass media edit

Broadcasting stations
Newspapers

Economy edit

Company headquarters edit

Sumitomo Trust and Banking was headquartered in Kitahama prior to its merger to form Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (now headquartered in Tokyo). Daiwa Bank and Kinki Osaka Bank [jp] were headquartered in Chuo-ku prior to their merger to form Resona Bank.

Branch offices edit

Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance has its Osaka offices in the ward.[23]

Offices of foreign companies edit

Air China has an office on the 1st floor of the Uchihonmachi Green Building in Chūō-ku.[24] Asiana Airlines operates a sales office on the 18th Floor of the Epson Osaka Building in Chūō-ku.[25]

Landmarks edit

Railway stations edit

West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Osaka Loop Line: Morinomiya Station - Osakajo-koen Station
Keihan Electric Railway
Keihan Line: Yodoyabashi Station - Kitahama Station - Temmabashi Station
Kintetsu Railway
Namba Line: Osaka Namba Station - Kintetsu Nippombashi Station
Hanshin Electric Railway
Hanshin Namba Line: Osaka Namba Station
Nankai Electric Railway
Nankai Main Line: Namba Station
Osaka Metro
Midosuji Line: Yodoyabashi Station - Hommachi Station - Shinsaibashi Station - Namba Station
Tanimachi Line: Temmabashi Station - Tanimachi Yonchome Station - Tanimachi Rokuchome Station
Chuo Line: Hommachi Station - Sakaisuji-Hommachi Station - Tanimachi Yonchome Station - Morinomiya Station
Sennichimae Line: Namba Station - Nippombashi Station
Sakaisuji Line: Kitahama Station - Nagahoribashi Station
Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line: Shinsaibashi Station - Matsuyamachi Station - Nagahoribashi Station - Tanimachi Rokuchome Station - (Tamatsukuri Station, Tennoji-ku) - Morinomiya Station - Osaka Business Park Station

Education edit

University and Colleges edit

Secondary Education edit

Private schools

Notable people from Chūō-ku, Osaka edit

References edit

  1. ^ "List of Consulates in Kansai Area 2008-09-23 at the Wayback Machine." Creation Core Higashi Osaka. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
  2. ^ "Locations." Capcom. Retrieved on August 12, 2011. "3-1-3 Uchihirano-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0037, Japan"
  3. ^ "Corporate Profile 2017-08-06 at the Wayback Machine." Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "Corporate Profile 2015-05-10 at the Wayback Machine." Kansai Paint. Retrieved on February 27, 2015.
  5. ^ "Company Information 2015-02-07 at the Wayback Machine." Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  6. ^ "Company Data." Mandom Corporation. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  7. ^ "Corporate Data." Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  8. ^ "Worldwide Network ." Nippon Life Insurance Company. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  9. ^ "Corporate Data." Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  10. ^ "Business Locations." Ono Pharmaceutical. Retrieved on January 30, 2019.
  11. ^ "Contact Us." Osaka Gas. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  12. ^ "Corporate Profile 2015-02-07 at the Wayback Machine." Osaka Exchange Inc. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  13. ^ "UHead Office Location - Osaka Head Office." Resona Bank. Retrieved on April 15, 2014.
  14. ^ "Corporate Profile 2014-09-19 at the Wayback Machine." Sakura Color Products Corporation. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  15. ^ "Company Profile." Shionogi. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  16. ^ "Corporate Profile." Sumitomo Chemical. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  17. ^ "Overview." Sumitomo Life Insurance Company. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  18. ^ "FAQ." Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. Retrieved on February 2, 2011. "Q : Where is Takeda located? A : The Head Office is located in Osaka, Japan,[...]"
  19. ^ "Overview." Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. Retrieved on February 2, 2011. "Headquarters Head Office 1-1, Doshomachi 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-8645"
  20. ^ "Corporate Profile." Takenaka Corporation. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
  21. ^ "Corporate Data." Teijin. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  22. ^ "Unitika Group locations." Unitika. Retrieved on April 15, 2014.
  23. ^ "Company Profile." (Archive) Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance. Retrieved on August 26, 2013. "Osaka head office: 1-18-11 Minami Senba, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan" - Information in Japanese (Archive) "大阪本社 〒542-8567　大阪市中央区南船場1丁目18番11号"
  24. ^ "International Offices 2008-12-17 at the Wayback Machine." Air China. Retrieved on January 18, 2009.
  25. ^ "Worldwide Offices Japan Archived 2012-05-30 at archive.today." Asiana Airlines. Retrieved on January 19, 2009.
  26. ^ "Find Out More about Us in English". Osaka Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School. Retrieved 2019-07-04.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Chūō-ku, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons
  • Chuo Ward Official Web Site OSAKA CITY (in English)
  • 大阪市 中央区 (in Japanese)

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For other uses see Chuō ku Chuō ku 中央区 Central Ward is one of 24 wards of Osaka Japan It has an area of 8 88 km2 and a population of 60 085 It houses Osaka s financial district as well as the Osaka Prefecture offices and principal shopping and tourist areas Chuō ku Osaka 中央区WardsSkyline in 2013Location within Osaka CitySovereign state JapanRegionKansaiPrefecture Osaka PrefectureCityOsakaEstablished1989Area Total8 87 km2 3 42 sq mi Population Total109 249 Density12 317 km2 31 900 sq mi Time zoneUTC 9 JST ISO 3166 2JP 27WebsiteOfficial website The Siege of Osaka Castle 17th century Osaka Castle Osaka Business Park OBP Dōtonbori River at night Contents 1 Consulates 2 Facilities 2 1 Osaka Prefecture 2 1 1 Mass media 3 Economy 3 1 Company headquarters 3 2 Branch offices 3 3 Offices of foreign companies 3 4 Landmarks 4 Railway stations 5 Education 5 1 University and Colleges 5 2 Secondary Education 6 Notable people from Chuō ku Osaka 7 References 8 External linksConsulates editVarious consulates are found in Chuō ku The Consulate General of South Korea has its own building Three consulates Consulate General of Australia the Consulate General of the Netherlands and the Consulate General of the Philippines occupy the twenty ninth thirty third and twenty fourth floors respectively of the Twin21 MID Tower The Consulate General of Canada is on the twelfth floor of the Daisan Shoho Building in Chuō ku The Consulate General of France is on the tenth floor of the Crystal Tower The Consulate General of India is on the tenth floor of the Semba I S Building The Consulate General of Indonesia is on the first floor of the Koike Bldg The Consulate General of Singapore is on the fourteenth floor of the Osaka Kokusai Building The Consulate General of Thailand is in the first fourth and fifth floors of the Bangkok Bank Building The Consulate General of the United Kingdom is on the nineteenth floor of the Seiko Osaka Building The Consulate General of Vietnam is on the tenth floor of the Estate Bakuro machi Building 1 Facilities editOsaka Prefecture edit Osaka Prefectural Government Osaka Prefectural Police Head Station Minami Police Station Higashi Police Station Osaka Contemporary Art Center Mass media edit Broadcasting stations NHK Osaka Broadcasting Station Otemae Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation Shiromi Nichome Osaka Business Park TV Osaka Otemae Newspapers Nihon Keizai Shimbun OtemaeEconomy editCompany headquarters edit Capcom Uchihiranomachi 2 Daimaru Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Dojomachi 3 Iwatani Corporation Hommachi JEX Co Ltd Jekusu Kabushiki gaisha Kansai Paint Imabashi 4 Kansai Urban Banking Corporation Keihan Electric Railway Co Ltd Otemae 5 Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co Ltd Dojomachi Mandom Corporation Junikencho 6 Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation Kitahama 7 Morishita Jintan Co Ltd Morinomiya Nankai Electric Railway Co Ltd Nippon Life Insurance Company Imabashi 8 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation NTT West Bamba 9 Ono Pharmaceutical Kyutaro machi 10 Osaka Gas Co Ltd Hiranomachi 11 Osaka Exchange Inc Kitahama 12 Resona Bank Bingomachi 13 Sakura Color Products Corporation Morinomiya 14 Shionogi Dojomachi 15 Sumitomo Chemical Kitahama 16 Sumitomo Life Insurance Company Shiromi Osaka Business Park 17 Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Dojomachi 18 19 Takenaka Corporation Hommachi 20 Teijin Hommachi 21 Unitika Kyutaro machi 22 Sumitomo Trust and Banking was headquartered in Kitahama prior to its merger to form Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank now headquartered in Tokyo Daiwa Bank and Kinki Osaka Bank jp were headquartered in Chuo ku prior to their merger to form Resona Bank Branch offices edit Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance has its Osaka offices in the ward 23 Offices of foreign companies edit Air China has an office on the 1st floor of the Uchihonmachi Green Building in Chuō ku 24 Asiana Airlines operates a sales office on the 18th Floor of the Epson Osaka Building in Chuō ku 25 Landmarks edit Amerikamura Dōtonbori National Bunraku Theater Osaka Business Park Osaka Castle ShinsaibashiRailway stations editWest Japan Railway Company JR West Osaka Loop Line Morinomiya Station Osakajo koen Station Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Line Yodoyabashi Station Kitahama Station Temmabashi Station Kintetsu Railway Namba Line Osaka Namba Station Kintetsu Nippombashi Station Hanshin Electric Railway Hanshin Namba Line Osaka Namba Station Nankai Electric Railway Nankai Main Line Namba Station Osaka Metro Midosuji Line Yodoyabashi Station Hommachi Station Shinsaibashi Station Namba Station Tanimachi Line Temmabashi Station Tanimachi Yonchome Station Tanimachi Rokuchome Station Chuo Line Hommachi Station Sakaisuji Hommachi Station Tanimachi Yonchome Station Morinomiya Station Sennichimae Line Namba Station Nippombashi Station Sakaisuji Line Kitahama Station Nagahoribashi Station Nagahori Tsurumi ryokuchi Line Shinsaibashi Station Matsuyamachi Station Nagahoribashi Station Tanimachi Rokuchome Station Tamatsukuri Station Tennoji ku Morinomiya Station Osaka Business Park StationEducation editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it July 2019 University and Colleges edit Osaka Dental University Temmabashi Campus Osaka University of Economics Kitahama Campus Osaka Jogakuin Junior College Osaka Jogakuin University Hannan University Yodoyabashi Satellite Campus Secondary Education edit Private schools Osaka Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School in Tamatsukuri ja 26 Notable people from Chuō ku Osaka editAkinobu Okada Japanese professional baseball player and manager Isuzu Yamada Japanese stage and screen actress Koji Imada Japanese musician comedian and TV presenter Kosuke Gomi Japanese novelist Kyu Sazanka Japanese actor Nakamura Ganjirō II Japanese kabuki and film actor Ōnishiki Uichirō Japanese professional sumo wrestler Sanjugo Naoki Japanese novelist Tokuzō Tanaka Japanese film director Toyoko Yamasaki Japanese novelist Yoko Akino Japanese actress Yusuke Hagihara Japanese astronomerReferences edit List of Consulates in Kansai Area Archived 2008 09 23 at the Wayback Machine Creation Core Higashi Osaka Retrieved on January 15 2009 Locations Capcom Retrieved on August 12 2011 3 1 3 Uchihirano machi Chuo ku Osaka 540 0037 Japan Corporate Profile Archived 2017 08 06 at the Wayback Machine Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Retrieved on February 7 2015 Corporate Profile Archived 2015 05 10 at the Wayback Machine Kansai Paint Retrieved on February 27 2015 Company Information Archived 2015 02 07 at the Wayback Machine Keihan Electric Railway Co Ltd Retrieved on February 7 2015 Company Data Mandom Corporation Retrieved on February 7 2015 Corporate Data Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation Retrieved on February 7 2015 Worldwide Network Nippon Life Insurance Company Retrieved on February 7 2015 Corporate Data Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation Retrieved on February 7 2015 Business Locations Ono Pharmaceutical Retrieved on January 30 2019 Contact Us Osaka Gas Retrieved on February 7 2015 Corporate Profile Archived 2015 02 07 at the Wayback Machine Osaka Exchange Inc Retrieved on February 7 2015 UHead Office Location Osaka Head Office Resona Bank Retrieved on April 15 2014 Corporate Profile Archived 2014 09 19 at the Wayback Machine Sakura Color Products Corporation Retrieved on February 7 2015 Company Profile Shionogi Retrieved on February 7 2015 Corporate Profile Sumitomo Chemical Retrieved on February 7 2015 Overview Sumitomo Life Insurance Company Retrieved on February 7 2015 FAQ Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Retrieved on February 2 2011 Q Where is Takeda located A The Head Office is located in Osaka Japan Overview Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Retrieved on February 2 2011 Headquarters Head Office 1 1 Doshomachi 4 chome Chuo ku Osaka 540 8645 Corporate Profile Takenaka Corporation Retrieved on October 20 2009 Corporate Data Teijin Retrieved on February 7 2015 Unitika Group locations Unitika Retrieved on April 15 2014 Company Profile Archive Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance Retrieved on August 26 2013 Osaka head office 1 18 11 Minami Senba Chuo ku Osaka Japan Information in Japanese Archive 大阪本社 542 8567 大阪市中央区南船場1丁目18番11号 International Offices Archived 2008 12 17 at the Wayback Machine Air China Retrieved on January 18 2009 Worldwide Offices Japan Archived 2012 05 30 at archive today Asiana Airlines Retrieved on January 19 2009 Find Out More about Us in English Osaka Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School Retrieved 2019 07 04 External links edit nbsp Media related to Chuō ku Osaka at Wikimedia Commons Chuo Ward Official Web Site OSAKA CITY in English 大阪市 中央区 in Japanese 34 40 52 N 135 30 35 E 34 68111 N 135 50972 E 34 68111 135 50972 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chuō ku Osaka amp oldid 1209456610, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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