Nanko Thermal Power Plant

Nanko Thermal Power Plant is a power station in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Osaka. Nanko Thermal Power Plant is situated near the park Osaka Nanko fishing gardens, as well as near the marketplace 中央卸売市場南港市場.

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Type: Power station
Description: gas-fired power station in Osaka, Osaka prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Nanko Power Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building and Nakafuto.

Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building

Town hall

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The Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building or Cosmo Tower is the third tallest building in Osaka and the sixth tallest building in Japan. Until 2023, it was known as Osaka World Trade Center Building or WTC Cosmo Tower. Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building is situated 2½ km north of Nanko Thermal Power Plant.

Nakafuto

Railway station

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Nakafuto Station is a train station on the Nankō Port Town Line in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. Nakafuto is situated 2 km northeast of Nanko Thermal Power Plant.

Port Town-nishi

Railway station

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Port Town-nishi Station is a train station on the Nankō Port Town Line in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. It literally means "Port Town West". Port Town-nishi is situated 2 km northeast of Nanko Thermal Power Plant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Universal Studios Japan and Minato-ku.

Universal Studios Japan

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

Minato-ku

Suburb

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Minato is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 7.9 km2, and a population of 84,961. Literally translated, Minato-ku means "Harbor Ward". Minato-ku is situated 7 km northeast of Nanko Thermal Power Plant.

Taisho-ku

Suburb

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Taishō is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. 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. Taisho-ku is situated 7 km northeast of Nanko Thermal Power Plant.

Nanko Thermal Power Plant

Categories: natural gas-fired power station and industry
Location: Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.61765° or 34° 37′ 4″ north

Longitude

135.4059° or 135° 24′ 21″ east

Operator

関西電力株式会社

Open location code

8Q6QJC94+39

OpenStreetMap ID

way 589991969

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

Wikidata ID

Q11408221

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Nanko Thermal Power Plant” goes by many names.

Chinese: “南港發電廠”
French: “centrale thermique de Nanko”
French: “Centrale thermique de Nanko”
German: “Gaskraftwerk Nanko”
Japanese: “南港火力発電所”
Japanese: “南港発電所”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Nanko gasskraftverk”
Norwegian: “Nanko gasskraftverk”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Osaka Nanko fishing gardens and 中央卸売市場南港市場.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 南港火力発電所 and 南港火力発電所.

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