Chūō-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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Economy
Takenaka Corporation has its headquarters in the ward.[1]
Air China has an office on the 1st floor of the Uchihonmachi Green Building in Chūō-ku.[2] Asiana Airlines operates a sales office on the 18th Floor of the Epson Osaka Building in Chūō-ku.[3]
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.[4]
Facilities
Osaka Prefecture
- Osaka Prefectural Government
- Osaka Prefectural Police Head Station
- Minami Police Station
- Higashi Police Station
- Osaka Contemporary Art Center
Company headquarters
- Sumitomo Life Insurance Company - Shiromi (Osaka Business Park)
- Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. - Kitahama
- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd. - Dojomachi
- 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
- Takenaka Corporation
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation (NTT West)
- Mandom Corporation - Junikencho
- Teijin Limited
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
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
- ^ "Corporate Profile." Takenaka Corporation. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
- ^ "International Offices." Air China. Retrieved on January 18, 2009.
- ^ "Worldwide Offices Japan." Asiana Airlines. Retrieved on January 19, 2009.
- ^ "List of Consulates in Kansai Area." Creation Core Higashi Osaka. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
External links
- Official website of Chūō (English)
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Coordinates: 34°40′52″N 135°30′35″E / 34.68111°N 135.50972°E
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