Fukushima-ku, Osaka

Nihongo|Fukushima-ku|福島区 is one of 24 wards of Osaka city, Japan.

Most part of this ward is residential quarter, office buildings and commercial district. But some factories and wholeseler companies exist.In recent years, many high rise apartment buildings and office buildings have been built in this ward, because it is near Umeda and Dojima business centres.

As of 2008, the number of residents is 63,237 [Population on 2008/08/01, referred from [http://www.city.osaka.jp/keikakuchousei/toukei/B000/Ba00/Ba00.html Official Stat of Osaka City] ] . Land area is 4.67 square km [Land Area, referred from [http://www.city.osaka.jp/fukushima/outline01.html Official Stat of Fukushima-ku] ] . The north edge is Yodo River, and the south edge is Dojima River.Fact|date=September 2008

History

This district (north part of Dojima) was suburban farm village at Edo period, and large factories especially of textile were built after Meiji period. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. was established in 1918 in Fukushima-ku. Even present days, there is many printing factory and wholeseler of automobile parts at this place. Prior to World War II, Osaka University Hospital and Osaka City Central Market was built.After World War II, many office buildings were built around JR Fukushima station, because the place is close to Umeda (business centre of western Japan). Other place of Fukushima-ku is converted from factory into residential quarter and commercial district.

Recent years, high rise apartment building was built at many places in Fukushima-ku. In 2008, Hotarumachi was redeveloped at the former site of Osaka University Hospital.

Places of interest

Buildings

* City Tower Nishi-Umeda (residential) 177 m high 50 floors
* The Tower Osaka (residential) 177 m high 50 floors
* King Mansion Dojimagawa (residential) 142 m high 43 floors
* City Tower Osaka Fukushima (residential) 129 m high 37 floors
* Fukushima Gardens Tower (residential) 118 m high 34 floors
* Osaka Nakanoshima Combined Government Office Building 115 m high 24 floors
* the headquarters of Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
* Hotel Hanshin
* Wiste (shopping centre)

Libraries

* Fukushima Municipal Libraries

Parks

* Yodo River park
* Shimo-fukushima park

Hospitals

* Oska Kouseinenkin Hospital
* Kansai Electric Power Co. Hospital

Historical sites

* Fukuzawa Yukichi birth place (at Hotarumachi)
* Sakaro-no-matsu monument
* Fukushima-tenmangu shrine
* Noda-ebisu-jinjya shrine

Transport links

Rail

*West Japan Railway Company
**Osaka Loop Line: Fukushima Station) - Noda Station
**JR Tozai Line: Shin-Fukushima Station - Ebie Station
*Hanshin Electric Railway
**Main Line: Fukushima Station - Noda Station - Yodogawa Station
*Osaka Municipal Subway
**Sennichimae Line: Nodahanshin Station - Tamagawa Station
*Keihan Electric Railway
**Nakanoshima Line: Nakanoshima Station

Road

*Hanshin Expressway: Kobe Route and Ikeda Route
*National Highway Route 2

References

External links

* [http://www.city.osaka.jp/fukushima/english/index.html Official website of Fukushima] en icon