Sakishima Island

Sakishima Island is an island in , , . Sakishima Island is situated near the neighborhood , as well as near .
Photo: Sakai Yayoi, CC0.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: artificial island in Osaka, Japan
  • Also known as: “Sakishima” and “さきしま”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building and Intex Osaka.

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.

Convention center
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, officially known as International Exhibition Center, Osaka, is a convention and exhibition center in , , , .

Railway station
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Station is a train station on the Nankō Port Town Line in , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Universal Studios Japan and Minato-ku.

Photo: Jpatokal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a theme park located in , Japan. 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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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".

Suburb
Photo: KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taishō is one of 24 wards of , . As of October 1, 2006, the ward has an estimated population of 72,742 and the total area is 9.43 km2. Taisho is surrounded by canals and it is named after the Taisho bridge, a main bridge built in Taishō period.

Sakishima Island

Latitude
34.6334° or 34° 38′ 0″ north
Longitude
135.4201° or 135° 25′ 13″ east
Open location code
8Q6QJCMC+83
Open­Street­Map ID
way 131097473
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Wiki­data ID
Q11418284
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Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Sakishima Island” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “咲洲”
  • French: “Sakishima”
  • Japanese: “咲洲”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Nanko-naka 5-chome and Nanko-naka 6-chome.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: 南港花のまち公園 and 大阪市立南港桜小学校.

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Worth a closer look: Toyonaka and Osaka castle.

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