Osaka castle

The Osaka Castle area is in city. This area consisting of many buildings surrounded by water is home to Osaka-castle, Osaka-jo Hall, classical music halls, theaters where you can enjoy the performing arts, hotels, shopping and sports facilities.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan
  • Also known as: “Osaka Castle” and “大阪城天守閣”
  • Address: 1, 中央区, 大阪市, 大阪府 540-0002
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Osaka-jō Hall and Osaka Castle Park.

Theater building
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Osaka-jo Hall is a multi-purpose arena located in the Kyōbashi area of , . The hall opened in 1983 and can seat up to 16,000 people. Built on a site area of 36,351 square meters, part of its form uses stone walls, modeled after those of Osaka Castle and it won the Osaka Urban Scenery Architects Prize Special Award in 1984.

Park
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is a public and historical site situated at Osaka-Jō in , Japan. It lies on the south of the Ōkawa and occupies a large area in the center of the city of Osaka.

Railway station
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Ōsakajō-kitazume Station is a railway station on the West Japan Railway Company JR Tōzai Line in Amijimacho, , , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Minami and Kita.

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is the largest commercial area in , . All manner of shops and entertainment can be found in the Area, which stretches from Semba to the area surrounding Namba station.

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The is the newest centre of city. The area around Umeda station, where major terminals for the Osaka subway, Japan Rail, Hankyu and Hanshin railways can be found, it boasts department stores, buildings full of fashionable shops and various attractions.

Suburb
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Jōtō-ku is one of the 24 wards of , Japan. "Jōtō" literally means "east of the castle", referring to Osaka Castle. It was separated from and in 1943, and eastern Jōtō became in 1974.

Osaka castle

Latitude
34.68737° or 34° 41′ 15″ north
Longitude
135.52586° or 135° 31′ 33″ east
Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)
Inception
1583
Levels
8
Height
58 metres (190 feet)
Open location code
8Q6QMGPG+W8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 34619038
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6324544
Wiki­data ID
Q321242
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Osaka castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة أوساكا”
  • Arabic: “قلعة اوساكا”
  • Azerbaijani: “Osaka qəsri”
  • Basque: “Osakako gaztelua”
  • Belarusian: “Замак у Осацы”
  • Bulgarian: “Дворец „Осака“”
  • Bulgarian: “Замък на Осака”
  • Burmese: “မဟာကုန်းရဲတိုက်”
  • Burmese: “အိုဆာကာရဲတိုက်”
  • Catalan: “Castell d’Osaka”
  • Catalan: “Castell d’Ōsaka”
  • Chinese: “大坂城”
  • Chinese: “大阪城”
  • Chinese: “大阪城天守阁”
  • Chinese: “天守阁”
  • Czech: “hrad Ósaka”
  • Czech: “Ósacký hrad”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Osaka”
  • Dutch: “Osaka-jo”
  • Dutch: “Ōsaka-jō”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعه اوساكا”
  • Esperanto: “Osaka burgo”
  • Esperanto: “Osaka-jo”
  • Esperanto: “Osako”
  • Finnish: “Osakan linna”
  • French: “castel d’Osaka”
  • French: “château d’Osaka”
  • French: “Château d’Osaka”
  • French: “Ōsaka-jō”
  • Georgian: “ოსაკას ციხე-სიმაგრე”
  • Georgian: “ოსაკას ციხე”
  • Georgian: “ოსაკის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Burg Osaka”
  • German: “Burg Ōsaka”
  • German: “Burg von Osaka”
  • German: “Osaka-jo”
  • German: “Ōsaka-jō”
  • German: “Osakajo”
  • German: “Schloss Osaka”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο της Οσάκα”
  • Hebrew: “טירת אוסקה”
  • Hungarian: “Oszakai várkastély”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Osaka”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Osaka”
  • Indonesian: “Kastil Osaka”
  • Italian: “Castello di Osaka”
  • Japanese: “Ōsaka-jō”
  • Japanese: “おおさかじょう”
  • Japanese: “大坂城”
  • Japanese: “大阪城”
  • Japanese: “浪華城”
  • Japanese: “金城”
  • Japanese: “錦城”
  • Javanese: “Istana Osaka”
  • Javanese: “Kadhaton Osaka”
  • Khmer: “ប្រាសាទអូសាកា”
  • Korean: “긴조”
  • Korean: “오사카 성”
  • Korean: “오사카성”
  • Korean: “오자카 성”
  • Latin: “Castrum Ozakae”
  • Lithuanian: “Osakos pilis”
  • Lombard: “Castel de Osaka”
  • Malay: “Istana kota Osaka”
  • Malay: “Istana Osaka”
  • Malayalam: “ഒസാക്ക കാസിൽ”
  • Malayalam: “ഒസാക്ക കാസ്റ്റിൽ”
  • Persian: “قلعه اوساکا”
  • Polish: “Ōsaka-jō”
  • Polish: “zamek Ōsaka”
  • Polish: “Zamek Ōsaka”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Osaka”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Ōsaka”
  • Portuguese: “Osaka-jo”
  • Portuguese: “Ōsaka-jō”
  • Romanian: “Castelul Osaka”
  • Russian: “Замок в Осаке”
  • Russian: “Замок Осака”
  • Russian: “Замок Хидэеси в Осаке”
  • Russian: “Замок Хидэёси в Осаке”
  • Russian: “Осака замок”
  • Russian: “Осакский замок”
  • Slovenian: “grad Osaka”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Osaka”
  • Slovenian: “Ōsaka-jō”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Osaka”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Osaka”
  • Swedish: “Osaka slott”
  • Tamil: “ஒசாக்கா கோட்டையகம்”
  • Tatar: “Осака Кирмәне”
  • Thai: “Osaka Castle”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทโอซะกะ”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทโอซากะ”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทโอซากา”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทโอซาก้า”
  • Turkish: “Osaka Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Осака”
  • Ukrainian: “Осацький замок”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Osaka”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành Osaka”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Kastilyo Osaka”
  • Wu Chinese: “大坂城”
  • Yue Chinese: “大阪城”

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