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Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...

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. It is located in the northeast of the city, near the satellite town of Moriguchi. It was split off from Higashinari in 1932. Asahi-ku itself is further divided into the following areas (towns); Shimizu, Morishoji, Omiya, Nakamiya, Takadono, Akagawa, Ikue, Shinmori, Senbayashi, Taishibashi, and Imaichi. Asahi-ku borders the Osaka wards of: * Higashiyodogawa *

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* Joto * Tsurumi and the city of Moriguchi

Transport

Asahi-ku is served by the

Tanimachi Line The is a rapid transit line of Osaka Metro, running from Dainichi Station in Moriguchi to Yaominami Station in Yao through Osaka. Its official name is , while the Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau refers to it as , and in MLIT publicati ...

, and the

Imazatosuji Line The is a rapid transit line of Osaka Metro, running from Itakano Station in Higashiyodogawa-ku to Imazato Station in Higashinari-ku, all within Osaka city. Its official name is , and in MLIT publications, it is written as . Station numbers ...

of the

Osaka Metro The is a major rapid transit system in the Osaka Metropolitan Area of Japan, operated by the Osaka Metro Company, Ltd. It serves the city of Osaka and the adjacent municipalities of Higashiosaka, Kadoma, Moriguchi, Sakai, Suita, and Yao. O ...

and by the

Keihan Main Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by Keihan Electric Railway. The line runs between Sanjō Station in Kyoto and Yodoyabashi Station in Osaka. There are through services to the Keihan Ōtō Line and the Keihan Nakanoshima Line. Trains from ...

. Stations: *Tanimachi subway line:

Sekime-Takadono Station is a metro station on the Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line (Station Number: T15) located in Asahi-ku, Osaka, Japan. While situated relatively close to Sekime-Seiiku on the Imazatosuji Line, there are no free transfers between the two stations. L ...

Sembayashi-Omiya Station is a metro station on the Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line located in Asahi-ku, Osaka, Japan. Layout *There is an island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platfor ...

, Taishibashi-Imaichi Station *Imazato Suji subway line: Shimmori-Furuichi Station, Shimizu Station, Taishibashi-Imaichi Station *Keihan Main Line: Morishoji Station,

Sembayashi Station is a train station on the Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line located in Asahi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Opened in 1910, the station is famous for its long covered shopping street known as the Sembayashi Shōtengai. The shopping ...

Schools

There are 10 elementary schools (years one to six), four junior high schools (three years), two public and one private high school (three years), and one private university. Elementary Schools: Furichi, Takadono, Takadono Minami, Shirokita, Shin Morishoji, Shimizu, Taishibashi, Omiya, Omiya Nishi. Junior High Schools: Kyokuyo, Kyokuto, Imaichi, Omiya. High Schools: Asahi, Yodogawa Kogyo, Osaka Kogyo University High School (private). College: *

Osaka Institute of Technology Junior College was a junior college in Asahi-ku, Osaka, Japan, and was part of the Osaka Institute of Technology , abbreviated as Dai kōdai (大工大), Han kōdai (阪工大), or Osaka kōdai (大阪工大) is a private university in Osaka Prefecture, J ...

University: *

Osaka Institute of Technology , abbreviated as Dai kōdai (大工大), Han kōdai (阪工大), or Osaka kōdai (大阪工大) is a private university in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. OIT has 3 campuses, Omiya campus located in Asahi-ku, Osaka City, Umeda campus located in Kita ...

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. Retrieved on October 14, 2015. * Johoku Korean Elementary School ( 城北朝鮮初級学校)

Places of interest

Places of interest include the Shirokita Park with its Iris Garden, the

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(pools formed by the

Yodogawa River The , also called the Seta River (瀬田川 ''Seta-gawa'') and the Uji River (宇治川 ''Uji-gawa'') at portions of its route, is the principal river in Osaka Prefecture on Honshu, Japan. The source of the river is Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefect ...

, the Osaka Municipal Space of Art, and Senbayashi Shotengai (shopping arcade). Senbayashi Shotengai is famous for its long covered shopping street. The shopping street even has a theme song that can be heard as you walk along the covered part of the street. Sembayashi-Omiya subway station can be found at the other end of the shopping street. The first Daiei store opened near this station. Some of the favorite stores have been the Kadoya Ice Cream Parlor, a popular hangout for students of the nearby highschool, and Enomoto Confectionary Gift Shop. There is also a fish market that specializes in

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References

External links

Official website of Asahi
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