Imaimiyaebisu

Imamiyaebisu Station is a railway station on the Nankai Kōya Line in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Osaka, Osaka prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Imamiyaebisu Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tsūtenkaku and Imamiya Ebisu Shrine.

Tsūtenkaku

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Mc681, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. Tsūtenkaku is situated 520 metres southeast of Imaimiyaebisu.

Imamiya Ebisu Shrine

Shinto shrine

Photo: Yanajin33, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Imamiya Ebisu Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Naniwa-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. According to legend, it was established in 600 during the reign of Empress Suiko.

Shinsekai

Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0.

Shinsekai is a neighbourhood located next to south Osaka City's downtown "Minami" area. The neighbourhood was created in 1912 with New York as a model for its southern half and Paris for its northern half. Shinsekai is situated 540 metres southeast of Imaimiyaebisu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Den Den Town and Kamagasaki.

Den Den Town

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Den Den Town is a locality.

Kamagasaki

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.