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Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is located on the southern part of the Uemachi Plateau, in the southernmost part of Osaka City, and is separated from Sakai City's Sakai-ku and Kita-ku by the Yamato River. There are six rail lines, and three main thoroughfares - Abiko-Suji (which run north–south through the centre of the ward), Abeno-Suji (which continues north through the area of Tennoji) and Nagai Koen-Dori, which runs east–west and connects the area with the port to the west. The northern part of Sumiyoshi-ku is a residential area which is a continuation of the southern part of Abeno-ku. The Tezukayama 1-Chome neighbourhood in Abeno-ku, and Tezukayama-naka and Tezukayama-nishi neighbourhoods in Sumiyoshi-ku are upper-class residential areas. South of this, around the Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine, are the Sumiyoshi and Kamisumiyoshi neighbourhoods, home to many long established local families. Surrounding these are the middle-class residential neighbourhoods of Shimizugaok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhism
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gradually spread throughout much of Asia via the Silk Road. It is the world's fourth-largest religion, with over 520 million followers (Buddhists) who comprise seven percent of the global population. The Buddha taught the Middle Way, a path of spiritual development that avoids both extreme asceticism and hedonism. It aims at liberation from clinging and craving to things which are impermanent (), incapable of satisfying ('), and without a lasting essence (), ending the cycle of death and rebirth (). A summary of this path is expressed in the Noble Eightfold Path, a training of the mind with observance of Buddhist ethics and meditation. Other widely observed practices include: monasticism; " taking refuge" in the Buddha, the , and the ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka Museum Of Natural History
is a museum of natural history in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Ōsaka, Japan. History A preparatory committee for the establishment of the museum was set up in 1949, and late the following year the first display opened on the second floor of Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts. Designated a museum-equivalent facility in accordance with the Museum Act in 1952, the opened in a repurposed elementary school in 1958. This predecessor institution closed to the public in 1973. The renamed Osaka Museum of Natural History opened in Nagai Park in 1974. Collections The collection comprises over one million items, while the display includes the Pleistocene megafauna ''Palaeoloxodon naumanni'' (Naumann's elephant) and (Yabe's giant deer). Publications * See also * Museums in Osaka * Wildlife of Japan The wildlife of Japan includes its flora, fauna, and natural habitats. The islands of Japan stretch a long distance from north to south and cover a wide range of climatic zones. This results in a h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagai Botanical Garden
The is a botanical garden in the southeast corner of Nagai Park, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan. An admission fee is charged. The garden contains the Osaka Museum of Natural History as well as a 1,000 species collection of flowers and trees around a central pond. See also * List of botanical gardens in Japan This list of botanical gardens in Japan is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in Japan. * Akatsuka Botanical Garden ( Itabashi, Tokyo) * Aloha Garden Tateyama (Tateyama, Chiba) * Amami Islands Botanical Garden (A ... References Nagai Botanical Garden Botanical gardens in Japan Gardens in Osaka Prefecture Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka {{Japan-garden-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagai Stadium
, known as the Yanmar Stadium Nagai ( ja, ヤンマースタジアム長居) for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Osaka, Japan. It is the home ground of J. League club Cerezo Osaka. The stadium has a seating capacity of 47,000. History When Nagai Stadium initially opened in 1964, its capacity was 23,000, and its opening event was a football match during the 1964 Summer Olympics. The stadium's seating capacity was expanded to 50,000 in 1996 for the 52nd National Sports Festival of Japan in 1997. The stadium hosted three matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Nagai Stadium has been used many times for athletic competitions; it played host to the Athletics at the 2001 East Asian Games and the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. It is also the venue for the annual Osaka Grand Prix athletics meeting which took place every May from 1996 to 2010, and again since 2018. In addition, the stadium is the starting and finishing point for the Osaka International Ladies Marathon, held a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higashisumiyoshi Ward
is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. Points of interest *Nagai Park **Nagai Botanical Garden **Nagai Stadium **Yanmar Field Nagai **Yodoko Sakura Stadium Shopping * Komagawa Shopping Arcade (駒川商店街) Headquarters * Sangaria Train stations ;JR West *Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line): Tobu-shijo-mae Station *Higashisumiyoshi-ku is also close to stations on the Hanwa Line, , and in Abeno-ku. ;Kintetsu Railway *Minami Osaka Line: Kita-Tanabe Station - Imagawa Station - Harinakano Station - Yata Station ;Osaka Metro *Tanimachi Line: Tanabe Station - Komagawa-Nakano Station is a train station on the Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line in Harinakano Itchome, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan. Layout *There is an island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement w ... External links Official website of Higashisumiyoshi Wards of Osaka {{Osaka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagai Park
is a large sports complex located in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka. Its facilities include three multipurpose sports stadia, including 50,000-seat Nagai Stadium, a baseball field, Nagai Botanical Garden, which boasts over 1,000 species of trees and flowers, a swimming pool and gymnasium, and a tract of preserved local forest. It also hosts a large number of cherry trees, and is a popular area for picnics during cherry blossom (Sakura) season in early spring. Establishments *Nagai Stadium *Nagai Aid Stadium *Nagai Ball Gall Field (Kincho Stadium) *Nagai Tennis Court *Nagai Sumo Stadium *Nagai Hostel *Nagai Botanical Garden *Osaka Museum of Natural History *Disabled Sports Center *Rubber baseball Stadium Defunct establishments *Osaka Central Keirin Stadium *Osaka Racecourse Access *Tsurugaoka Station (Hanwa Line) *Nagai Station (Osaka), Nagai Station (Hanwa Line, Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line) External linksNagai ParkNagai Botanical GardenOsaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suminoe-ku, Osaka
is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan, stretching along the south-west border of the city. It borders the wards of Minato-ku, Taisho-ku and Nishinari-ku to the north, and Sumiyoshi-ku to the east. It is the largest land area of all wards in Osaka, and includes about half of the Osaka Bay harbor area. Suminoe-ku is connected to the region by three municipal subway lines (the Yotsubashi Line, the Chuo Line, and the Nankō Port Town Line), as well as two rail lines ( Nankai Main Line and Hankai Line) and three expressways. The ward is also home to the Osaka international ferry terminal with services to Shikoku and Kyushu, as well as international destinations Shanghai, China, and Busan, South Korea. Attractions Within the ward are multiple large parks, museums, international business facilities, and arts facilities. Kitakagaya Creative Village * A largely pre-war neighborhood, with a large concentration of galleries, artist workshops, studios, urban farms, and other creative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumiyoshi Park
Sumiyoshi Park (住吉公園 ''Sumiyoshi Kōen'') is an Osaka prefectural park in Hamaguchi-higashi Itchome, Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. It was registered by Osaka Prefecture in 1873 with Hamadera Park in Nishi-ku, Sakai, and is the oldest park in Osaka. Access *Nankai Railway Nankai Line: Sumiyoshitaisha Station *Hankai Tramway Uemachi Line: Sumiyoshikoen Station *Hankai Tramway Hankai Line The is a tramway in the cities of Osaka and Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd. owns and operates the line. The line's name comes from (the kanji character for ''saka'' is also pronounced ''han'') and (whose kanji contribu ...: Sumiyoshi-toriimae Station References External links Sumiyoshi Park- Osaka Prefectural Park Association Sumiyoshi Park Parks and gardens in Osaka {{Osaka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishinari-ku, Osaka
is one of the 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It contains some shopping and entertainment areas, such as Tamade. It lies directly south of the Namba transport hub and extends further south toward Sumiyoshi Park. It is served by the Nankai Railway lines as well as the Yotsubashi and Sakaisuji subway lines. Nishinari-ku is also home to a number of ''shitamachi'' ("lower-town") shopping streets, increasingly a rarity in fast-developing urban Japan. Kamagasaki in Nishinari-ku is home to many day-laborers and most of the homeless people in Osaka. Crime and safety Nishinari has a historical reputation for being "sketchy and dangerous", but it is currently undergoing gentrification. Two designated yakuza groups, the Sakaume-gumi and the Azuma-gumi, are based in Nishinari. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. Points of interest *Nagai Park ** Nagai Botanical Garden **Nagai Stadium **Yanmar Field Nagai **Yodoko Sakura Stadium Shopping * Komagawa Shopping Arcade (駒川商店街) Headquarters * Sangaria Train stations ;JR West *Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line): Tobu-shijo-mae Station *Higashisumiyoshi-ku is also close to stations on the Hanwa Line, , and in Abeno-ku. ;Kintetsu Railway *Minami Osaka Line: Kita-Tanabe Station - Imagawa Station - Harinakano Station - Yata Station ;Osaka Metro *Tanimachi Line: Tanabe Station - Komagawa-Nakano Station is a train station on the Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line in Harinakano Itchome, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan. Layout *There is an island platform with two tracks on the second basement. Surroundings * Komagawa Shopping Arcade (駒川商店 ... External links Official website of Higashisumiyoshi Wards of Osaka {{Osaka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Settsu Province
was a province of Japan, which today comprises the southeastern part of Hyōgo Prefecture and the northern part of Osaka Prefecture. It was also referred to as or . Osaka and Osaka Castle were the main center of the province. Most of Settsu's area comprises the modern day cities of Osaka and Kōbe. History During the Sengoku period, the Miyoshi clan ruled Settsu and its neighbors, Izumi and Kawachi, until they were conquered by Oda Nobunaga. The provinces were ruled subsequently by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The regents of Hideyoshi's son soon quarreled, and when Ishida Mitsunari lost the Battle of Sekigahara, the area was given to relatives of Tokugawa Ieyasu. It was from then on divided into several domains, including the Asada Domain. Sumiyoshi taisha was designated as the chief Shinto shrine (''ichinomiya'') for the province. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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