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.

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Type: Locality
Description: neighborhood in Chūō-ku and Naniwa-ku, Osaka
Also known as: “Nanba”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ōsaka Namba and JR Namba.

Ōsaka Namba

Railway stop

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Ōsaka Namba Station is a major railway station on the Kintetsu Namba Line and Hanshin Namba Line in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is adjacent to Namba Station and JR Namba Station.

JR Namba

Railway station

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JR Namba Station is a railway station in Namba, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, Japan, adjacent to Namba Station and Ōsaka Namba Station operated by the West Japan Railway Company. JR Namba is the western terminus of the Kansai Main Line.

Osaka Shochikuza Theatre

Theater building

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Osaka Shochikuza Theatre is a theater building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dōtonbori and Sōemon.

Dōtonbori

Locality

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Dōtonbori or Dōtombori is a district in Osaka, Japan. Known as one of Osaka's principal tourist and nightlife areas, the area runs along the Dōtonbori canal from Dōtonboribashi Bridge to Nipponbashi Bridge in the Namba district of the city's Chūō ward.

Sōemon

Neighborhood

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Sōemonchō or Soemonchō is an entertainment district in Chūō-ku, one of the wards of Osaka, Japan. The district borders on two other entertainment districts, Shinsaibashi to the north and Dōtonbori to the south.