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Asahi-ku

Asahi is one of 24 wards of , . It is located in the northeast of the city, near the satellite town of . It was split off from in 1932.
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  • Type: Suburb with 91,600 residents
  • Description: one of 24 wards of the City of Osaka, Japan
  • Also known as: “Asahi Ku”, “Asahi Ward”, and “Asahi-ku, Osaka”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Doi and Sembayashi.

Railway station
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Station is a passenger railway station in located in the city of , , , operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway.

Railway station
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Station is a train station on the Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line located in Asahi-ku, , , . Opened in 1910, the station is famous for its long covered shopping street known as the Shōtengai.

Railway station
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Station is a railway station in Asahi-ku, Osaka, , Japan, and operated by West Japan Railway Company. The station was opened on 16 March 2019.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kita and Suita.

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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 a city located in , . As of 31 March 2023, the city had an estimated population of 381,238 in 182,636 households, and a population density of 11,000 persons per km2.

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Northern covers the wards of Higashiyodogawa-ku, Nishiyodogawa-ku, and Yodogawa-ku, which sprawl along the northern side of the Yodogawa river.

Asahi-ku

Latitude
34.7265° or 34° 43′ 35″ north
Longitude
135.547° or 135° 32′ 49″ east
Population
91,600
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
8Q6QPGGW+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 551368051
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7391688
Wiki­data ID
Q861271
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Yue Chinese—“Asahi-ku” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Asahi-ku”
  • Catalan: “Asahi”
  • Chinese: “旭区”
  • Chinese: “旭區”
  • Dutch: “Asahi-ku”
  • Esperanto: “Asahi-ku”
  • Esperanto: “kvartalo Asahi”
  • Esperanto: “Kvartalo Asahi”
  • Finnish: “Asahi-ku”
  • French: “Asahi-ku”
  • German: “Asahi-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Aszahi-ku”
  • Irish: “Asahi-ku”
  • Italian: “Asahi-ku”
  • Japanese: “Asahi-ku”
  • Japanese: “あさひく”
  • Japanese: “アサヒク”
  • Japanese: “大阪市旭区”
  • Japanese: “旭区”
  • Korean: “아사히구”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Asahi-ku”
  • Norwegian: “Asahi-ku”
  • Persian: “آساهی، اوساکا”
  • Persian: “آساهی”
  • Polish: “Asahi”
  • Russian: “Асахи-ку”
  • Scots: “Asahi-ku, Osaka”
  • Scots: “Asahi-ku”
  • Spanish: “Asahi-ku”
  • Thai: “เขตอาซาฮิ”
  • Turkish: “Asahi, Osaka”
  • Turkish: “Asahi”
  • Venetian: “Asahi-ku”
  • Vietnamese: “Asahi, Ōsaka”
  • Vietnamese: “Asahi”
  • Yue Chinese: “旭區 (大阪)”

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