Yao Substation

Yao Substation is an electrical substation in Yao, Osaka. Yao Substation is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple 天王寺屋地蔵, as well as near the Shinto shrine 天王寺屋稲生神社.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yao Airport and Shiki.

Yao Airport

Aerodrome

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Yao Airport is a general aviation airport in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Located 8.1 NM southeast of Ōsaka Station, it is also a home for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Army Aviation Group, Osaka Prefectural Police Aviation Corps, and Osaka Municipal Fire Department Helicopter Unit.

Shiki

Railway station

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Shiki Station is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company. Shiki is situated 1 km southeast of Yao Substation.

Yao

Railway station

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Yao Station is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company. Yao is situated 1½ km northwest of Yao Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hirano-ku and South Osaka.

Hirano-ku

Suburb

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Hirano-ku is one of 24 wards which make up the city of Osaka, and is located in the southeast of the city. It is the largest Osaka ward in population and the only ward to have over 200,000 residents. Hirano-ku is situated 4½ km west of Yao Substation.

South Osaka

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South Osaka covers the southern wards of Osaka: Nishinari, Abeno, Ikuno, Sumiyoshi and Hirano. For the central Minami area, see Minami; for the northern parts of Abeno near Tennoji station, see Tennoji.