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Ikuno-ku

Ikuno-ku is one of the 24 wards residing in the prefecture of , Japan. It is well known for the in the Tsuruhashi area. The area has historically had a large number of Korean people, particularly Korean Japanese citizens living there, as well as for its large number of yakiniku restaurants.
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  • Type: Suburb with 130,000 residents
  • Description: ward of Japan
  • Also known as: “Ikuno Ward”, “Ikuno-ku, Osaka”, and “いくのく”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Osaka castle and Shitennō-ji.

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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.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple in Ōsaka, Japan. It is also known as Arahaka-ji, Nanba-ji, or Mitsu-ji. The temple is sometimes regarded as the first Buddhist and oldest officially administered temple in Japan, although the temple complex and buildings have been rebuilt over the centuries, with the last reconstruction taking place in 1963.

Railway station
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tennōji Station is a major railway station on the JR West Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Yamatoji Line, Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line, and Tanimachi Line, located in and , , , and Tennōji-ekimae Station is a railway station on the tram Hankai Uemachi Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tennoji and Minami.

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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.

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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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is a city located in , . As of 31 January 2022, the city had an estimated population of 263,436 in 126,509 households and a population density of 6300 persons per km2.

Ikuno-ku

Latitude
34.653° or 34° 39′ 11″ north
Longitude
135.5477° or 135° 32′ 52″ east
Population
130,000
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
8Q6QMG3X+63
Open­Street­Map ID
node 551367302
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1861735
Wiki­data ID
Q490520
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Ikuno-ku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إكونو-كو”
  • Catalan: “Ikuno-ku”
  • Catalan: “Ikuno”
  • Cebuano: “Ikuno-ku”
  • Chinese: “生野区”
  • Chinese: “生野區”
  • Danish: “Ikuno-ku”
  • Dutch: “Ikuno-ku”
  • Esperanto: “Ikuno-ku”
  • Esperanto: “kvartalo Ikuno”
  • Esperanto: “Kvartalo Ikuno”
  • Finnish: “Ikuno-ku”
  • French: “Ikuno-ku”
  • German: “Ikuno-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Ikuno-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Ikuno-ku, Osaka”
  • Indonesian: “Ikuno-ku”
  • Irish: “Ikuno-ku”
  • Italian: “Ikuno-ku”
  • Japanese: “Ikuno-ku”
  • Japanese: “大阪市生野区”
  • Japanese: “生野区”
  • Korean: “이쿠노구”
  • Persian: “ایکونو، اوساکا”
  • Persian: “ایکونو”
  • Polish: “Ikuno”
  • Portuguese: “Ikuno-ku”
  • Russian: “Айкуно-ку”
  • Scots: “Ikuno-ku, Osaka”
  • Scots: “Ikuno-ku”
  • Spanish: “Ikuno-ku”
  • Swedish: “Ikuno-ku”
  • Thai: “เขตอิกูโนะ”
  • Turkish: “Ikuno”
  • Venetian: “Ikuno-ku”
  • Vietnamese: “Ikuno-ku”
  • Vietnamese: “ikunoku”
  • Yue Chinese: “生野區”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tatsuminishi 1-chome and Tatsumikita 2-chome.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 生野警察署巽西交番 and 巽橋.

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