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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”, “Joto-ku, Osaka”, and “Jōtō-ku, Osaka”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Osaka castle and Osaka-jō Hall.

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The area is in city. This area consisting of many buildings surrounded by water is home to , Osaka-jo Hall, classical music halls, theaters where you can enjoy the performing arts, hotels, shopping and sports facilities.

Theater building
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Osaka-jo Hall is a multi-purpose arena located in the Kyōbashi area of , . The hall opened in 1983 and can seat up to 16,000 people. Built on a site area of 36,351 square meters, part of its form uses stone walls, modeled after those of and it won the Osaka Urban Scenery Architects Prize Special Award in 1984.

Park
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is a public and historical site situated at Osaka-Jō in , Japan. It lies on the south of the Ōkawa and occupies a large area in the center of the city of Osaka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kita and Minami.

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The is the newest centre of city. The area around Umeda station, where major terminals for the Osaka subway, Japan Rail, Hankyu and Hanshin railways can be found, boasts department stores, buildings full of fashionable shops and various attractions.

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is the largest commercial area in , . All manner of shops and entertainment can be found in the Area, which stretches from Semba to the area surrounding Namba station.

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Tennōji is one of 24 wards of , Japan. It is named after the , the temple of the Four Heavenly Kings, which is located in the ward.

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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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Joto-ku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جوتو-كو”
  • Catalan: “Jōtō-ku”
  • Catalan: “Jōtō”
  • Cebuano: “Joto-ku”
  • Chinese: “城东区”
  • Chinese: “城東區”
  • Czech: “Džótó-ku”
  • Dutch: “Jōtō-ku”
  • Esperanto: “Jōtō-ku”
  • Esperanto: “Ĵoto-ku”
  • Esperanto: “kvartalo Ĵoto”
  • Esperanto: “Kvartalo Ĵoto”
  • Finnish: “Jōtō-ku”
  • French: “Jōtō-ku”
  • German: “Joto-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، اوساکا”
  • 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)”
  • “Jōtō”
  • “Jōtō-ku”
  • “じょうとうく”
  • “城東区”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 布屋公園 and 大阪栄光教会.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Joto-ku”. Photo: 聖石大戦ぶぅぶぅ, CC BY-SA 4.0.