Kitabiraki 1-chome

Kitabiraki 1-chome is a neighborhood in Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Osaka. Kitabiraki 1-chome is situated nearby to the neighborhood Nakabiraki 2-chome, as well as near Naniwa-higashi 3-chome.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Imamiya and Ashiharabashi Station.

Imamiya

Railway station

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Imamiya Station is a railway station on the Kansai Main Line in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan.

Ashiharabashi Station

Railway station

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Ashiharabashi Station is a railway station on the West Japan Railway Company Osaka Loop Line in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station opened on April 1, 1966. Ashiharachō Station on the Shiombashi Line of Nankai Electric Railway is approximately 200m away.

Tsūtenkaku

Scenic viewpoint

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Tsūtenkaku is a tower and landmark of Osaka, Japan, and advertises the Hitachi company. It is located in the Shinsekai district of Naniwa-ku, Osaka. Its total height is 103 metres; the main observation deck is at a height of 91 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naniwa-ku and Kamagasaki.

Naniwa-ku

Suburb

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Naniwa-ku is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 4.37 km2, and a population of 51,567.

Kamagasaki

Locality

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Kamagasaki is an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan, which has the largest day laborer concentration in Japan: 30,000 people are estimated to live in every 2,000 meter radius in this area, part of which has been in slum-like conditions.