Namba
Namba is a district in Chūō and Naniwa wards of Osaka, Japan. It is regarded as the center of Osaka's Minami region. Its name came from a variation of Naniwa, the former name of Osaka.
- Type: Locality
- Description: neighborhood in Chūō-ku and Naniwa-ku, Osaka
- Also known as: “남바”, “なんば”, and “難波新地”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Ōsaka Namba and JR Namba.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dōtonbori and Sōemon.
Sōemon
Neighborhood
Namba
- Category: prosperous area
- Location: Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.66689° or 34° 40′ 1″ north
Longitude
135.49902° or 135° 29′ 57″ east
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
8Q6QMF8X+QJ
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Yue Chinese—“Namba” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Nanba”
- Chinese: “难波”
- Chinese: “難波”
- Dutch: “Namba”
- Esperanto: “Namba”
- French: “Namba”
- German: “Namba”
- German: “Nanba”
- Hebrew: “נאמבה”
- Indonesian: “Namba”
- Italian: “Namba”
- Japanese: “難波”
- Korean: “난바”
- Pushto: “نمبا”
- Sanskrit: “नम्बा”
- Thai: “นัมบะ”
- Urdu: “نامبا”
- Wu Chinese: “难波”
- Yue Chinese: “難波”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Nishishinsaibashi and Minatomachi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Osaka Plain and Kamigata Ukiyo-e Museum.
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Worth a closer look: Toyonaka and Osaka castle.
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