Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae

Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae is a railway station in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka. Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae is situated nearby to the police station 西成警察署太子交番, as well as near the church Osaka Evangelistical Tabernacle.

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Type: Railway station
Description: tram station in Osaka, Osaka prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Minami-Kasumichō Station” and “Shin-imamiya-ekimae Station”
Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tsūtenkaku and Dōbutsuen-mae Station.

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. Tsūtenkaku is situated 450 metres northeast of Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae.

Dōbutsuen-mae Station

Metro station

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List of Osaka Metro stations lists all of the stations in the Osaka Metro and includes the station's name, picture, metro lines serving that station, location, design, and daily usage. Dōbutsuen-mae Station is situated 130 metres southeast of Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae.

Shinsekai

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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 410 metres northeast of Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamagasaki and Den Den Town.

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.