Ōsu
Ōsu is an area located in the Naka ward of Nagoya, central Japan. Ōsu is a historic area which has many small shops offering everything from Japanese traditional food to handicrafts.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: neighborhood in Naka-ku, Nagoya
- Also known as: “Osu”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Banshō-ji Temple and Osu Cinema.
Banshō-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Banshō-ji is a small temple located in Ōsu in central Nagoya, Japan. Lord Oda Nobuhide built this Sōtō Buddhist temple in the then village of Nagoya in 1540, and invited the priest Daiun to open it.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nishiki 3-chome and Shōwa-ku.
Nishiki 3-chome
Neighborhood
Photo: Akahito Yamabe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nishiki 3-chome is a neighborhood.
Shōwa-ku
Suburb
Photo: Bariston, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shōwa-ku is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 110,436 and a population density of 10,095 persons per km². The total area was 10.94 km². Shōwa-ku is situated 3 km east of Ōsu.
Nagoya Castle
Locality
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Nagoya Castle is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Japan. Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain in 1612 during the Edo period on the site of an earlier castle of the Oda clan in the Sengoku period. Nagoya Castle is situated 3 km north of Ōsu.
Ōsu
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Ōsu” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大须”
- Dutch: “Ōsu”
- German: “Ōsu”
- Japanese: “大須”
- Turkish: “Ōsu”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kamimaezu Station and Ōsu Kannon Station.
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