Showacho

Showacho is a railway stop in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Osaka. Showacho is situated nearby to the art gallery ギャラリーMoi, as well as near the building 寺西家阿倍野長屋.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shōwachō Station and Fuminosato Station.

Shōwachō Station

Metro station

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Shōwachō Station is a subway station on the Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, south east of Tennoji. The station is numbered "M24". While situated relatively close to Fuminosato Station on the Tanimachi Line, there are no transfer passageways between the two stations.

Fuminosato Station

Railway stop

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The Tanimachi Line is a rapid transit line of Osaka Metro, running from Dainichi Station in Moriguchi to Yaominami Station in Yao through Osaka. Despite chronologically being the system's fourth line, its official name is Rapid Electric Tramway Line No. Fuminosato Station is situated 350 metres north of Showacho.

Tennoji

Railway station

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Tennōji Station is a major railway station on the JR West Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Yamatoji Line, Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line, and Tanimachi Line, located in Tennōji-ku and Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, and Tennōji-ekimae Station is a railway station on the tram Hankai Uemachi Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. Tennoji is situated 1½ km north of Showacho.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamagasaki and Nagaikoen.

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.

Nagaikoen

Neighborhood

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Nagai Park is a large sports complex located in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka. Its facilities include three multipurpose sports stadiums, including 50,000-seat Nagai Stadium; Nagai Botanical Garden, which has over 1,000 species of trees and flowers; a swimming pool and gymnasium; and a tract of preserved local forest.