Aoyamon Gate
Aoyamon Gate is a city gate in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka. Aoyamon Gate is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine Ishiyama Wakamiya Daimyojin, as well as near the forest Plum Grove.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Osaka castle and Osaka-jō Hall.
Osaka castle
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The Osaka Castle area is in Osaka 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.
Osaka-jō Hall
Theater building
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Osaka-jo Hall is a multi-purpose arena located in the Kyōbashi area of Osaka, Japan. 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. Osaka-jō Hall is situated 210 metres northeast of Aoyamon Gate.
Osaka Castle Park
Park
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Osaka Castle Park is a public urban park and historical site situated at Osaka-Jō in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. It lies on the south of the Ōkawa and occupies a large area in the center of the city of Osaka. Osaka Castle Park is situated 240 metres south of Aoyamon Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Joto-ku and Minami.
Joto-ku
Suburb
Photo: 聖石大戦ぶぅぶぅ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jōtō-ku is one of the 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. "Jōtō" literally means "east of the castle", referring to Osaka Castle. It was separated from Higashinari and Asahi in 1943, and eastern Jōtō became Tsurumi in 1974.
Minami
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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.
Kita
Photo: Martin Abegglen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Kita is the newest centre of Osaka 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.
Aoyamon Gate
- Type: City gate
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.68862° or 34° 41′ 19″ northLongitude
135.52819° or 135° 31′ 42″ eastLevels
2Open location code
8Q6QMGQH+C7OpenStreetMap ID
way 303446402OpenStreetMap feature
building=gatehouseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Korean—“Aoyamon Gate” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “青屋門”
- Korean: “아오야몬 문”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ishiyama Wakamiya Daimyojin and Plum Grove.
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