Joto-ku

Jōtō-ku is one of the 24 wards of , Japan. "Jōtō" literally means "east of the castle", referring to . It was separated from and in 1943, and eastern Jōtō became in 1974.
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  • Type: Suburb with 165,000 residents
  • Description: ward of Osaka city, Osaka, Japan
  • Also known as: “Joto Ward”, “Jōtō-ku”, “Ĵoto-ku”, “Joto-ku, Osaka”, and “Jōtō-ku, Osaka”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Osaka castle and Osaka-jō Hall.

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The area is in city.

Theater building
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Osaka-jo Hall is a multi-purpose arena located in the Kyōbashi area of , .

Park
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is a public and…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kita and Minami.

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The is the newest centre of city.

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is the largest commercial area in , .

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Tennōji is one of 24 wards of , .

Joto-ku

Latitude
34.6939° or 34° 41′ 38″ north
Longitude
135.5478° or 135° 32′ 52″ east
Population
165,000
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
8Q6QMGVX+H4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 551367355
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1860956
Wiki­data ID
Q490508
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Joto-ku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جوتو-كو”
  • Catalan: “Jōtō”
  • Cebuano: “Joto-ku”
  • Chinese: “城东区”
  • Chinese: “城東區”
  • Czech: “Džótó-ku”
  • Dutch: “Jōtō-ku”
  • Esperanto: “kvartalo Ĵoto”
  • Esperanto: “Kvartalo Ĵoto”
  • Finnish: “Jōtō-ku”
  • French: “Jōtō-ku”
  • German: “Jōtō-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Dzsótó-ku”
  • Irish: “Jōtō-ku”
  • Italian: “Jōtō-ku”
  • Japanese: “Jōtō-ku”
  • Japanese: “じょうとうく”
  • Japanese: “城東区”
  • Japanese: “大阪市城東区”
  • Korean: “조토구”
  • Persian: “جوتو-کو”
  • Polish: “Jōtō”
  • Portuguese: “Jōtō-ku”
  • Russian: “Дзёто-ку”
  • Scots: “Jōtō-ku, Osaka”
  • Scots: “Jōtō-ku”
  • Spanish: “Joto-ku”
  • Thai: “เขตโจโต”
  • Turkish: “Jōtō”
  • Venetian: “Joto-ku”
  • Vietnamese: “Jōtō-ku”
  • Vietnamese: “Jōtō, Ōsaka”
  • Yue Chinese: “城東區 (大阪)”
  • Yue Chinese: “城東區”
  • “城東区”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Shigino-higashi 2-chome and Shigita-higashi 1-chome.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: 布屋公園 and 大阪栄光教会.

Osaka: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Toyonaka and Osaka castle.

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