- Chūō-ku, Osaka
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Location of Chūō-ku in Osaka City
The Siege of Osaka Castle, 17th century.
Osaka Business Park (OBP)
Swissotel Nankai OsakaChūō-ku (中央区 Chūō-ku), Osaka is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 8.88 km2, and a population of 60,085. It houses Osaka's financial district, as well as the Osaka Prefecture offices and principal shopping and tourist areas.
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Diplomatic missions
Various consulates are found in Chūō-ku. The Consulate-General of South Korea has its own building. Four consulates, Consulate-General of Australia, Consulate-General of Italy, the Consulate-General of the Netherlands, and the Consulate-General of the Philippines, occupy the twenty-ninth, thirty-first, thirty-third, and twenty-fourth floors, respectively, of the Twin21 MID Tower. The Consulate-General of Canada is on the twelfth floor of the Daisan Shoho Building in Chūō-ku. The Consulate-General of France is on the tenth floor of the Crystal Tower. The Consulate-General of India is on the tenth floor of the Semba I.S. Building. The Consulate-General of Indonesia is on the sixth floor of the Daiwa Bank Semba Building. The Consulate-General of Singapore is on the fourteenth floor of the Osaka Kokusai Building. The Consulate-General of Thailand is in the first, fourth, and fifth floors of the Bangkok Bank Building. The Consulate-General of the United Kingdom is on the nineteenth floor of the Seiko Osaka Building. The Consulate-General of Vietnam is on the tenth floor of the Estate Bakuro-machi Building.[1]
Facilities
Osaka Prefecture
- Osaka Prefectural Government
- Osaka Prefectural Police Head Station
- Minami Police Station
- Higashi Police Station
- Osaka Contemporary Art Center
Mass media
- Broadcasting stations
- NHK Osaka Broadcasting Station - Otemae
- Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation - Shiromi Nichome (Osaka Business Park)
- TV Osaka - Otemae
- Newspapers
- Nihon Keizai Shimbun - Otemae
Economy
Company headquarters
- Capcom[2]
- Sumitomo Life Insurance Company - Shiromi (Osaka Business Park)
- Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. - Kitahama
- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company has its headquarters in the ward.[3][4] - Dojomachi
- Takenaka Corporation has its headquarters in the ward.[5]
- Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. - Dojomachi
- Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation - Dojomachi
- Shionogi & Co. Ltd. - Dojomachi
- Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. - Dojomachi
- Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
- ITOCHU Corporation - Kyutaromachi
- Iwatani Corporation - Hommachi
- Kansai Urban Banking Corporation
- Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
- Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
- Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd.
- Nippon Life Insurance Company - Imabashi
- Morishita Jintan Co., Ltd. - Morinomiya
- Sakura Color Products Corporation - Morinomiya
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation (NTT West)
- Mandom Corporation - Junikencho
- Teijin Limited
When Daimaru was an independent company, its headquarters were in the ward.[6]
Offices of foreign companies
Air China has an office on the 1st floor of the Uchihonmachi Green Building in Chūō-ku.[7] Asiana Airlines operates a sales office on the 18th Floor of the Epson Osaka Building in Chūō-ku.[8]
Landmarks
- Amerikamura
- Dōtonbori
- National Bunraku Theater
- Osaka Business Park
- Osaka Castle
- Shinsaibashi
Train stations
- West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
- Osaka Loop Line: Morinomiya Station - Osakajo-koen Station
- Keihan Electric Railway
- Keihan Line: Yodoyabashi Station - Kitahama Station - Temmabashi Station
- Kintetsu
- Namba Line: Osaka Namba Station - Kintetsu Nippombashi Station
- Hanshin Electric Railway
- Hanshin Namba Line: Osaka Namba Station
- Nankai Electric Railway
- Nankai Main Line: Namba Station
- Osaka Municipal Subway
- Midosuji Line: Yodoyabashi Station - Hommachi Station - Shinsaibashi Station - Namba Station
- Tanimachi Line: Temmabashi Station - Tanimachi Yonchome Station - Tanimachi Rokuchome Station
- Chuo Line: Hommachi Station - Sakaisuji-Hommachi Station - Tanimachi Yonchome Station - Morinomiya Station
- Sennichimae Line: Namba Station - Nippombashi Station
- Sakaisuji Line: Kitahama Station - Nagahoribashi Station
- Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line: Shinsaibashi Station - Matsuyamachi Station - Nagahoribashi Station - Tanimachi Rokuchome Station - (Tamatsukuri Station, Tennoji-ku) - Morinomiya Station - Osaka Business Park Station
References
- ^ "List of Consulates in Kansai Area." Creation Core Higashi Osaka. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
- ^ "Locations." Capcom. Retrieved on August 12, 2011. "3-1-3 Uchihirano-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0037, Japan"
- ^ "FAQ." Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. Retrieved on February 2, 2011. "Q : Where is Takeda located? A : The Head Office is located in Osaka, Japan,[...]"
- ^ "Overview." Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. Retrieved on February 2, 2011. "Headquarters Head Office 1-1, Doshomachi 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-8645"
- ^ "Corporate Profile." Takenaka Corporation. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
- ^ "会社概要." Daimaru. January 27, 1998. Retrieved on December 15, 2010. "本社ビル所在地 大阪市中央区南船場4丁目4番10号"
- ^ "International Offices." Air China. Retrieved on January 18, 2009.
- ^ "Worldwide Offices Japan." Asiana Airlines. Retrieved on January 19, 2009.
External links
Media related to Chūō-ku, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons- Chuo Ward Official Web Site OSAKA CITY (English)
- 大阪市 中央区 (Japanese)
Osaka Prefecturewards of Osaka (capital city) 
wards of Sakai Other cities Minamikawachi District Mishima District Senboku District Sennan District Toyono District Coordinates: 34°40′52″N 135°30′35″E / 34.68111°N 135.50972°E
Categories:- Wards of Osaka
- Financial districts
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