Maishima Island

Maishima is an artificial island located in , , . The area is about 220 hectares. One of the three artificial island districts that was the subject of the "Technoport Osaka" plan formulated in 1988 with the aim of developing a new city center.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: artificial island in Osaka, Japan
  • Also known as: “Maishima”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yumeshima Island and Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building.

Island
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Yumeshima is an artificial island in . It is part of , one of the 24 wards of , . It is near the mouth of the .

Town hall
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The or Cosmo Tower is the third tallest building in and the sixth tallest building in Japan. Until 2023, it was known as Osaka World Trade Center Building or WTC Cosmo Tower.

Bridge
Photo: Hiroshi Nakai, CC BY 2.0.
The Konohana Bridge is a self-anchored suspension bridge located in , . Opened for traffic in 1990, it has a main span of 300 metres. The bridge's unusual design has only a single main cable.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Universal Studios Japan and Konohana-ku.

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is a theme park located in , . Opened on March 31, 2001, it is one of six Universal Studios theme parks worldwide and was the first to open outside the .

Suburb
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is one of 24 wards of Osaka city, Japan. It stands at the mouth of the . It is home to the popular western-style theme park of . It was the site of Expo 2025, a World's Fair held in 2025.

Suburb
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Minato is one of 24 wards of , . It has an area of 7.9 km2, and a population of 84,961. Literally translated, means "Harbor Ward".

Maishima Island

Latitude
34.6661° or 34° 39′ 58″ north
Longitude
135.3989° or 135° 23′ 56″ east
Open location code
8Q6QM98X+CH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 131093933
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Wiki­data ID
Q11613634
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Satellite Map

Discover Maishima Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Maishima Island” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “舞洲”
  • French: “île Mai”
  • French: “ïle Mai”
  • French: “Mai-shima”
  • Japanese: “Mai-shima”
  • Japanese: “まいしま”
  • Japanese: “北港処分地北地区”
  • Japanese: “舞洲”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include シャウエッセングラウンド and セレッソスポーツパーク舞洲.

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