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Higashinari-ku

Higashinari-ku is one of 24 wards of , . As of September 2010, it had a total population of 79,435. The ward is located east of Osaka City, and is bordered clockwise north by: ward, the core city of , and the wards of , , and .
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  • Type: Suburb with 80,600 residents
  • Description: ward of Japan
  • Also known as: “Higashi-ku”, “Higashinari Ward”, and “Higashinari-ku, Osaka”
  • Neighbors:

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 Minami and Tennoji.

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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.

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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.

Higashinari-ku

Latitude
34.6729° or 34° 40′ 23″ north
Longitude
135.5506° or 135° 33′ 2″ east
Population
80,600
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
8Q6QMHF2+56
Open­Street­Map ID
node 551367661
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1862763
Wiki­data ID
Q985701
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Higashinari-ku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هيغاشيناري-كو”
  • Catalan: “Higashinari-ku”
  • Catalan: “Higashinari”
  • Cebuano: “Higashinari Ku”
  • Chinese: “东成区”
  • Chinese: “東成區”
  • Dutch: “Higashinari-ku”
  • Esperanto: “Higaŝinari-ku”
  • Esperanto: “kvartalo Higaŝinari”
  • Esperanto: “Kvartalo Higaŝinari”
  • Finnish: “Higashinari-ku”
  • French: “Higashinari-ku”
  • German: “Higashinari-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Higasinari-ku”
  • Irish: “Higashinari-ku”
  • Italian: “Higashinari-ku”
  • Japanese: “Higashinari-ku”
  • Japanese: “ひがしなりく”
  • Japanese: “ヒガシナリク”
  • Japanese: “大阪市東成区”
  • Japanese: “東成区”
  • Korean: “히가시나리구”
  • Persian: “هیگاشی‌ناری، اوساکا”
  • Persian: “هیگاشی‌ناری”
  • Polish: “Higashinari”
  • Portuguese: “Higashinari-ku”
  • Russian: “Хигасинари-ку”
  • Scots: “Higashinari-ku, Osaka”
  • Scots: “Higashinari-ku”
  • Spanish: “Higashinari-ku”
  • Thai: “เขตฮิงาชินาริ”
  • Turkish: “Higashinari”
  • Venetian: “Higashinari-ku”
  • Vietnamese: “Higashinari, Ōsaka”
  • Vietnamese: “Higashinari”
  • Yue Chinese: “東成區”

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