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Kita-ku, Osaka

Coordinates:34°42′20″N135°30′36″E/ 34.70556°N 135.51000°E/34.70556; 135.51000
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Location of Kita-ku in Osaka City
Umeda Sky Building

Kita(Bắc khu,Kita-ku)is one of 24wardsofOsakain Japan.

Incidents and accidents

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2021 Osaka building fire[1]

Notable locations

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Kita-ku, particularly theUmedaarea surroundingOsaka Station,is one of the main commercial centers of Osaka. Kita-ku is also a financial administration center, housing the headquarters of theJapan Mintand the Osaka branch of theBank of Japan.

Firms headquartered in Kita-ku

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Asahi Kasei,Itochu Corporation,KurarayandKaneka Corporation[10]each have "headquarters" in both Kita-ku and in Tokyo.

Firms with branch offices in Kita-ku

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DentsuandYomiuri Shimbunhave branch offices in Kita-ku.[11][12]Mazdahas an office in theUmeda Sky BuildingTower East.[13]Air Francehas an office on the third and sixth floors of the Shin-Sakurabashi Building in Umeda.[14]The office handlesAircalin-related inquiries.[15]Google has an office in the Hankyu Grand Building in Kita-ku.[16]Bandai Visual's Kansai Office opened in Kita-ku in March 1988; the division is now known as the Osaka Branch.[17]Japan Airlinesat one time operated a ticketing facility on the first floor of the Daiichi Seimei Building inUmeda,Kita-ku.[18]

Diplomatic missions

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TheConsulate-General of the United States in Osakais located in Kita-ku. TheConsulate-General of Belgium in Osakais located on the twelfth floor of the Snow Crystal Building inUmeda,Kita-ku. TheConsulate-General of Germany in Osakais located on the thirty-fifth floor of theUmeda Sky BuildingTower East in Kita-ku.[19]TheConsulate-General of Italy in Osakais located since April 2013 on the 17th floor of the Nakanoshima Festival Tower inNakanoshima.[20]

Landmarks

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Umeda downtown

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Grand Front Osaka
Main article:Umeda

Commercial and business centre ofKansairegion with many high-rise buildings and large underground complexes.

Nakanoshima island

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Main article:Nakanoshima

Government facilities and museums, and office buildings is situated on this island. Notable establishments is City hall, Central Public Hall,Bank of JapanOsaka branch andOsaka International Convention Center. National Museum of Art, OsakaandOsaka Science Museumis also in this island.

Parks

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Shrine and Temple

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Others

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  • TenjimbashisujiShōtengai(the longest covered shopping street in Japan)
  • Festival Hall
  • The South Korean government maintains the Korea Education Institution (Korean:오사카한국교육원,Japanese:Osaka Hàn Quốc giáo dục viện) in Kita-ku.[21]

Department stores

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Mass media

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Newspapers

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Broadcasting stations

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Education

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International schools:

Railway stations

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South ofOsaka Stationin Umeda

Terminals:

The following stations are also connected to Osaka and Umeda by underground passageways:

Other stations in Kita-ku:

Notable people from Kita-ku, Osaka

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References

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  1. ^"Clinic patient emerges as key suspect in deadly arson case | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis".The Asahi Shimbun.RetrievedDecember 20,2021.
  2. ^"Corporate Data."Daicel.Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  3. ^"Corporate DataArchivedNovember 8, 2018, at theWayback Machine."Daikin.Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  4. ^"Nichibutsu Fact BookArchived21 February 2010 at theWayback Machine."Nihon Bussan.Retrieved February 19, 2010.
  5. ^"Corporate Profile."Nippon Paint.Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  6. ^"Corporate Data."Nipro.Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  7. ^"Company Overview."Santen Pharmaceutical.Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  8. ^"Corporate Data."Toyobo.Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  9. ^"2008 Annual Report"(PDF).West Japan Railway Company. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on June 10, 2011.RetrievedJuly 6,2009.
  10. ^"Corporate Data."Kaneka Corporation.Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  11. ^"Company detailsArchived28 February 2009 at theWayback Machine."Dentsu.Retrieved November 9, 2009.
  12. ^"Tổ chức thể chếArchived31 August 2009 at theWayback Machine."Yomiuri Shimbun.Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  13. ^"OfficesArchived7 October 2009 at theWayback Machine."Mazda.Retrieved October 29, 2009.
  14. ^"Contact / Air France agencies."Air FranceJapan.Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  15. ^"Contact UsArchivedFebruary 27, 2009, at theWayback Machine."Aircalin.Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  16. ^"Google Offices."Google. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  17. ^"HistoryArchivedFebruary 17, 2007, at theWayback Machine."Bandai Visual.Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  18. ^"JAL Group Offices Information."Japan Airlines. March 28, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2011." 1st floor, Daiichi Seimei Bldg., 1-8-17 Umeda Kita-ku, Osaka City, 530-0001 "
  19. ^"List of Consulates in Kansai AreaArchived23 September 2008 at theWayback Machine."Creation Core Higashi Osaka.Retrieved January 15, 2009.
  20. ^Consolato Generale d'Italia a Osaka,official site of the Consulate
  21. ^"Home".Korea Education Institution.RetrievedMay 16,2020.530-0016, Osaka thị bắc khu trung kỳ 2－4－2 Osaka Hàn Quốc người hội quán 1 giai ( ngầm thiết cốc đinh tuyến trung kỳ đinh dịch 2 phiên xuất khẩu )
  22. ^"Contact Us."Osaka YMCA International School.Retrieved November 1, 2015. "6-7-34, Nakatsu Kita-ku Osaka city 531-0071"
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