is one of 24 wards of

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 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 is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture ...

offices and principal shopping and tourist areas.

Consulates

Various consulates are found in Chūō-ku. The Consulate-General of South Korea has its own building. Three consulates, Consulate-General of Australia, the Consulate-General of the Netherlands, and the Consulate-General of the Philippines, occupy the twenty-ninth, 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 first floor of the Koike Bldg. 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.

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 , also known as NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster. NHK, which has always been known by this romanized initialism in Japanese, is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee. NHK operates two terrestr ...

Osaka Broadcasting Station - Otemae * Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation - Shiromi Nichome (Osaka Business Park) *

TV Osaka is a television station affiliated with the TX Network in Osaka, Japan. The mascot character is "Takoru-kun" (たこるくん). History Television Osaka, Inc. was founded in 1981 as part of the reorganization of Tokyo Channel 12 Ltd (now TV T ...

- Otemae ;Newspapers * Nihon Keizai Shimbun - Otemae

Economy

Company headquarters

Capcom is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher. It has created a number of List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil' ...

- UchihiranomachiLocations
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. Retrieved on August 12, 2011. "3-1-3 Uchihirano-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0037, Japan" *

Daimaru is a Japanese department store chain, principally located in the Kansai region of Japan. The chain is operated by Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing. At one time Daimaru was an independent company, , he ...

Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma is a pharmaceutical company based in Japan. Its headquarters are in Chuo-ku, Osaka. The original Dainippon Pharmaceuticals (Dainippon Seiyaku) was established in 1885 by Nagayo Sensai, a graduate of Tekijuku – the first private medical school ...

- Dojomachi *Iwatani Corporation - Hommachi * JEX Co.,Ltd. - Jekusu Kabushiki-gaisha *

Kansai Paint is a Japanese, Osaka-based chemical company whose main products are automotive, industrial and decorative coatings. The company is one of the world's top ten paint manufacturers with manufacturing sites in over 43 countries across the world. K ...

- Imabashi *Kansai Urban Banking Corporation * Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. - Otemae *Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. - Dojomachi * Mandom Corporation - Junikencho * Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation - Kitahama *Morishita Jintan Co., Ltd. - Morinomiya *

Nankai Electric Railway is a private railway in Japan, founded in 1884. The name ''Nankai'' (which means "South Sea") comes from the company's routes along the Nankaidō, the old highway that ran south from the old capital, Kyoto, along the sea coast. Nankai predates a ...

Co., Ltd. *

Nippon Life Insurance Company , also known as or is the largest Japanese life insurance company by revenue. The company was founded in 1889 as the ''Nippon Life Assurance Co., Inc.'' In structure it is a mutual company. It first paid policyholder dividends in 1898. Over ...

- Imabashi * Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation (NTT West) - Bamba *

Ono Pharmaceutical is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in Japan. It is headquartered in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan, with its major plants in Higashinari-ku, Osaka, and Fujinomiya, Shizuoka., and its central research institute at Minase, Shimamoto-cho, Mi ...

- Kyutaro-machi * Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. - Hiranomachi * Osaka Exchange Inc. - Kitahama *

Resona Bank () is the holding company of , the fifth-largest banking group in Japan as of 2012. It is headquartered in the Kiba area of Koto, Tokyo. The main operating entities of the group are Resona Bank, a nationwide corporate and retail bank head ...

- Bingomachi *

Sakura Color Products Corporation is a Japanese manufacturing company headquartered in Morinomiya-chūō, Chūō-ku, Osaka, which produces a variety of stationery products as well a wide range of art materials. Nevertheless, Sakura is mostly known by its marker pens, such as th ...

- Morinomiya *

Shionogi is a Japanese pharmaceutical company best known for developing Crestor. Medical supply and brand name also uses katakana (シオノギ). Shionogi has business roots that date back to 1878, and was incorporated in 1919. Among the medicines prod ...

- Dojomachi *

Sumitomo Chemical is a major Japanese chemical company. The company is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the on the Nikkei 225 stock index. It's a member of the Sumitomo group and was founded in 1913 as a fertilize ...

- Kitahama * Sumitomo Life Insurance Company - Shiromi (Osaka Business Park) *

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company The is a Japanese multinational pharmaceutical company, with partial American and British roots. It is the largest pharmaceutical company in Asia and one of the top 20 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world by revenue (top 10 followin ...

- Dojomachi *

Takenaka Corporation is one of five major general contractors in Japan. Takenaka provides architectural, engineering, and construction services and has its headquarters located in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture. Takenaka has eight domestic offices in Japan with ...

- Hommachi *

Teijin is a Japanese chemical, pharmaceutical and information technology company. Its main fields of operation are high-performance fibers such as aramid, carbon fibers & composites, healthcare, films, resin & plastic processing, polyester fibers, produc ...

- Hommachi *

Unitika is a Japanese company based in Osaka. Primarily, the company produces various textiles, glass, plastics, and carbon fiber products. They are also known for their films, which are used in consumer products like athletic apparel and food packag ...

- Kyutaro-machi

Sumitomo Trust and Banking , formerly Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc., is a Japanese financial holding company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It provides an assortment of financial products to retail and wholesale customers, with a focus on asset management, financial b ...

was headquartered in Kitahama prior to its merger to form Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (now headquartered in Tokyo).

Daiwa Bank () is the holding company of , the fifth-largest banking group in Japan as of 2012. It is headquartered in the Kiba area of Koto, Tokyo. The main operating entities of the group are Resona Bank, a nationwide corporate and retail bank headqu ...

and

Kinki Osaka Bank The or the , lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metropolit ...

were headquartered in Chuo-ku prior to their merger to form

Branch offices

Fuji Fire and Marine is a Japanese insurance company. It has its corporate headquarters in the Kamiyacho MT Building (神谷町MTビル ''Kamiyachō MT Biru'') in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo and its Osaka offices in Chuo-ku, Osaka.Air China Air China Limited () is the flag carrier of the People's Republic of China and one of the "Big Three" mainland Chinese airlines (alongside China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines). Air China's headquarters are in Shunyi District, ...

has an office on the 1st floor of the Uchihonmachi Green Building in Chūō-ku.

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operates a sales office on the 18th Floor of the Epson Osaka Building in Chūō-ku.

Landmarks

Amerikamura Amerikamura (also America mura; アメリカ村, ''American Village'') is a sizable retail and entertainment area near Shinsaibashi in the Chūō-ku district of Osaka, Japan. It is usually referred to by locals as "Ame-mura". Amerikamura is a ...

* Dōtonbori *

National Bunraku Theater The is a complex consisting of two halls and an exhibition room, located in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The complex was opened in 1984 as the fourth national theatre of the country, to become the headquarters of bunraku. History The Japan Arts C ...

Osaka Business Park refers to a planned city surrounding Chūō-ku, 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 ...

Osaka Castle is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The castle is one of Japan's most famous landmarks and it played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Layout The main tower ...

Shinsaibashi is a district in the Chūō-ku ward of Osaka, Japan and the city's main shopping area. At its center is , a covered shopping street, that is north of Dōtonbori and Sōemonchō, and parallel and east of Mido-suji street. Associated with Shin ...

Railway stations

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West Japan Railway Company , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...

(JR West) :

Osaka Loop Line The is a railway loop line in Japan operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It encircles central Osaka. Part of a second, proposed outer loop line, the Osaka Higashi Line, from Hanaten to Kyuhoji was opened on March 15, 2008, an ...

Morinomiya Station is a railway and subway station in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. Lines * ** Osaka Loop Line (Station number: JR-O06) * ** (Station number: C19) ** (Station number: N20) Layout Morinomiya Station layout West Japan Railway Company (JR We ...

- Osakajo-koen Station ;

Keihan Electric Railway , known colloquially as the , , or simply , is a major Japanese private railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. The transit network includes seven lines; four main lines with heavy rolling stock, two interurban lines, and a funic ...

: Keihan Line:

Yodoyabashi Station is a railway station on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line and the Keihan Railway Keihan Main Line in Japan. It is the nearest station to the Osaka City Hall (). Lines * ** (M17) * Keihan Electric Railway ** Keihan Main Line Layout Osaka Me ...

- Kitahama Station -

Temmabashi Station is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway and Osaka Metro. Lines ;Keihan Electric Railway :Station Number: KH03 :* Keihan Main Line :* Nakanoshima Line ;Osaka Metro :* Ta ...

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Kintetsu Railway , referred to as , is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railway network connects Osaka, Nara, Ky ...

: Namba Line:

Osaka Namba Station 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 2.7 ...

Kintetsu Nippombashi Station is a railway station on the Kintetsu Namba Line in Nippombashi Itchome, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. Trains of the Nara Line arrive at and depart from the station. Lines * Namba Line *Osaka Metro (Nippombashi Station) **Sakaisuji Line (K17) **S ...

;

Hanshin Electric Railway is a Japanese private railway company of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group that links Osaka and Kobe. It also owns the Hanshin Tigers baseball team. The first character for Kobe (神戸) and the second character for Osaka (大阪) combine to form the ...

Hanshin Namba Line The is a railway line operated by the private railway operator Hanshin Electric Railway connecting Amagasaki Station in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, and Ōsaka Namba Station in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. History The , the pre ...

: Osaka Namba Station ;

: Nankai Main Line: Namba Station ; Osaka Metro : Midosuji Line:

- Hommachi Station - Shinsaibashi Station - Namba Station :

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 publicat ...

- Tanimachi Yonchome Station - Tanimachi Rokuchome Station : Chuo Line: Hommachi Station -

Sakaisuji-Hommachi Station is a railway station on two lines of the Osaka Metro in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. Lines Sakaisuji-Hommachi Station is served by the following two Osaka Metro lines: * (K15) * (C17) Layout The station has two side platforms serving two tracks fo ...

- Tanimachi Yonchome Station -

Sennichimae Line is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan. It is one of the lines of Osaka Metro. It links the northwestern district of Fukushima-ku and the southeastern district of Ikuno-ku with the central commercial and entertainment district ...

: Namba Station -

Nippombashi Station is a railway station on the two lines of the Osaka Metro in Nippombashi Itchome, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. Lines * ** (K17) ** (S17) * Namba Line ( Kintetsu Nippombashi Station) Layout *The station has side platforms serving two tracks f ...

: Sakaisuji Line: Kitahama Station - Nagahoribashi Station : Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line: Shinsaibashi Station - Matsuyamachi Station - Nagahoribashi Station - Tanimachi Rokuchome Station - (Tamatsukuri Station, Tennoji-ku) -

- Osaka Business Park Station

Education

University and Colleges

Osaka Dental University is a private university in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1911, and it was chartered as a university in 1947. There is a hospital associated with the university located near Temmabashi Station in Chūō-ku, Os ...

Temmabashi Campus *

Osaka University of Economics , is a private university located in Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. History It was founded in 1932 as Naniwa Higher Commercial School (浪華高等商業学校). During World War II World War II or the Second World War, ofte ...

Kitahama Campus *

Osaka Jogakuin University is a private women's university in 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 ...

* Hannan University Yodoyabashi Satellite Campus

Secondary Education

; Private schools * Osaka Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School in

References

External links

*
Chuo Ward Official Web Site OSAKA CITY

大阪市中央区
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