Osaka Korea Town
Ikuno Korea Town is a Koreatown in Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is one of the largest Koreatowns in the country and a significant tourist attraction, with around two million visitors in 2021.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Ethnic enclave in Osaka, Japan
- Also known as: “Ikaino Korea Town”, “Ikuno Korea Town”, and “Tsuruhashi Korea Town”
- Address: 生野区, 大阪市生野区
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Miyukimori-tenjin-gu and Tsuruhashi Station.
Miyukimori-tenjin-gu
Shinto shrine
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Miyukimori-tenjin-gu is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 240 metres west of Osaka Korea Town.
Tsuruhashi Station
Railway station
Photo: ほっきー, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tsuruhashi Station is a railway station complex in the Tsuruhashi district of Ikuno-ku and Tennoji-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is served by the JR West Osaka Loop Line, the Kintetsu Nara Line, and the Osaka Metro Sennichimae Line. Tsuruhashi Station is situated 1 km northwest of Osaka Korea Town.
Momodani Station
Railway station
Momodani Station is a railway station on the Osaka Loop Line in Tennoji-ku, Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company. Momodani Station is situated 1 km west of Osaka Korea Town.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tennoji and Higashinari-ku.
Tennoji
Photo: Kanchi1979, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tennōji is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is named after the Shitennō-ji, the temple of the Four Heavenly Kings, which is located in the ward.
Higashinari-ku
Suburb
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Higashinari-ku is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. As of September 2010, it had a total population of 79,435. The ward is located east of Osaka City, and is bordered clockwise north by: Jōtō-ku ward, the core city of Higashiōsaka, and the wards of Ikuno-ku, Tennōji-ku, and Chūō-ku.
Minami
Photo: joopdorresteijn, CC BY 2.0.
Minami is the largest commercial area in Osaka, Japan. All manner of shops and entertainment can be found in the Minami Area, which stretches from Semba to the area surrounding Namba station.
Osaka Korea Town
- Categories: commercial district and tourism
- Location: Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.6606° or 34° 39′ 38″ northLongitude
135.53705° or 135° 32′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QMG6P+6ROpenStreetMap ID
node 7629301812OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q11261321
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Osaka Korea Town” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “生野韓國街”
- Japanese: “生野コリアタウン”
- Japanese: “生野コリアンタウン”
- Korean: “오사카 이쿠노 코리아타운”
- Korean: “오사카 코리아타운”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include AGAPE COMMUNITY CHURCH and OSAKA KOREA TOWN MUSEUM.
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