is one of the 24
wards
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
* Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward
* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ...
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. ...
, Japan. It contains some shopping and entertainment areas, such as Tamade. It lies directly south of the
Namba
is a district of Osaka, Japan. It is located in Chūō and Naniwa wards. Namba is regarded as the center of so-called ''Minami'' ("South") area of Osaka. Its name is one of variations on the former name of Osaka, '' Naniwa''. Namba is be ...
transport hub and extends further south toward
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 ...
. 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
is an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan. became the area's official name in May 1966.
Geography
Sections of four different towns — , , , and — are collectively known as Kamagasaki.
Ima ...
in Nishinari-ku is home to many day-laborers and most of the
homeless
Homelessness or houselessness – also known as a state of being unhoused or unsheltered – is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and adequate housing. People can be categorized as homeless if they are:
* living on the streets, also kn ...
people in Osaka.
Crime and safety
Nishinari has a historical reputation for being "sketchy and dangerous",
but it is currently undergoing
gentrification
Gentrification is the process of changing the character of a neighborhood through the influx of more Wealth, affluent residents and businesses. It is a common and controversial topic in urban politics and urban planning, planning. Gentrification ...
.
Two
designated yakuza groups, the
Sakaume-gumi
The is a yakuza organization based in Osaka, Japan. and the
Azuma-gumi
The is a yakuza organization based in Osaka, Japan. , are based in Nishinari.
"2010 Police White Paper Chapter 2 : Furtherance of Organized Crime Countermeasures"
2010, '' National Police Agency''
Transport
West Japan Railway Company
* Osaka Loop Line: Shin-Imamiya Station
is a railway station operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Nankai Electric Railway. is a stop on the Hankai Tramway Hankai Line.
This station is located near on the Midosuji and Sakaisuji lines of the Osaka Metro, but no phys ...
Osaka Metro
* Midōsuji Line: Dobutsuen-mae Station
*Sakaisuji Line: Dobutsuen-mae Station, Tengachaya Station
is a Nankai Electric Railway and Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line railway station and metro station in Nishinari-ku, Osaka. It is the terminal station of the southern end of the Sakaisuji Line. All trains of the Nankai Main Line and the Kōya Line ...
*Yotsubashi Line: Hanazonocho Station, Kishinosato Station
is a train station on the Osaka Metro Yotsubashi Line in Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Japan.
While situated relatively close to the station served by the Sakaisuji Line and Nankai Railway, there are no transfer passageways between the two stations.
...
, Tamade Station
Nankai Railway
*Nankai Main Line
The is one of the two main railway lines of Japanese private railway company Nankai Electric Railway, together with Kōya Line. The route is from Namba Station in south downtown of Osaka to Wakayamashi Station in Wakayama via Sakai, Izumiōtsu ...
: Shin-Imamiya Station
is a railway station operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Nankai Electric Railway. is a stop on the Hankai Tramway Hankai Line.
This station is located near on the Midosuji and Sakaisuji lines of the Osaka Metro, but no phys ...
, Tengachaya Station
is a Nankai Electric Railway and Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line railway station and metro station in Nishinari-ku, Osaka. It is the terminal station of the southern end of the Sakaisuji Line. All trains of the Nankai Main Line and the Kōya Line ...
, Kishinosatotamade Station
is a railway station in Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway.
Lines
Kishinosato-Tamade Station is served by the Nankai Main Line as well as the Koya Line, and has the st ...
*Kōya Line
The is a railway line in Osaka Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by the Nankai Electric Railway, a private railway operator. It connects Osaka and Koyasan, the capital of the Japanese Buddhist sect Shingon, via the s ...
: Shin-Imamiya Station
is a railway station operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Nankai Electric Railway. is a stop on the Hankai Tramway Hankai Line.
This station is located near on the Midosuji and Sakaisuji lines of the Osaka Metro, but no phys ...
, Haginochaya Station
is a railway station operated by Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. in Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Line
*Nankai Electric Railway (NK04)
** Kōya Line
Layout
Haginochaya is an elevated station with one island platform serving ...
, Tengachaya Station
is a Nankai Electric Railway and Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line railway station and metro station in Nishinari-ku, Osaka. It is the terminal station of the southern end of the Sakaisuji Line. All trains of the Nankai Main Line and the Kōya Line ...
, Kishinosatotamade Station
is a railway station in Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway.
Lines
Kishinosato-Tamade Station is served by the Nankai Main Line as well as the Koya Line, and has the st ...
*Shiomibashi Line
The is a railway line in Osaka Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by the Nankai Electric Railway, a private railway operator. It connects Osaka and Koyasan, the capital of the Japanese Buddhist sect Shingon, via the s ...
: Kizugawa Station
is a train station in Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway.
Lines
Kizugawa Station is served by the Koya Line (Shiomibashi Branch), and has the station number "NK06-3".
...
, Tsumori Station
is a train station in Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway.
Lines
Tsumori Station is served by the Koya Line (Shiomibashi Line), and has the station number "NK06-2".
Hi ...
, Nishi-Tengachaya Station, Kishinosatotamade Station
is a railway station in Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway.
Lines
Kishinosato-Tamade Station is served by the Nankai Main Line as well as the Koya Line, and has the st ...
Hankai Railway
* Hankai Line: Minamikasumicho Station
is a railway station operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Nankai Electric Railway. is a stop on the Hankai Tramway Hankai Line.
This station is located near on the Midosuji and Sakaisuji lines of the Osaka Metro, but no phys ...
, Imaike Station, Imafune Station, Matsudacho Station, Kitatengachaya Station, Shotenzaka Station, Tenjinnomori Station, Higashitamade Station, Tsukanishi Station
Education
Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Osaka City Board of Education. The public high schools are operated by the Osaka Prefectural Board of Education Osaka Prefectural Board of Education is a branch of the government of Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
The board supervises individual municipal school systems and directly operates public high schools in Osaka prefecture.
Schools operated by the prefec ...
.
Elementary schools
*Imamiya Elementary School
*Kishinosato Elementary School
*Kitatsumori Elementary School
*Koji Elementary School
*Senbon Elementary School
*Tachibana Elementary School
*Tamade Elementary School
*Tsumori Elementary School
*Tengachaya Elementary School
*Nagahashi Elementary School
*Haginochaya Elementary School
*Bainan Elementary School
*Matsunomiya Elementary School
*Minamitsumori Elementary School
Junior high schools
*Imamiya Junior High School
*Tsurumibashi Junior High School
*Tengachaya Junior High School
*Seinan Junior High School
*Bainan Junior High School
*Tamade Junior High School
High schools
*Imamiya Technical High School
*Nishinari High School
Notable people
*Yoshie Kashiwabara
is a Japanese popular pop singer-songwriter and actress, who gained her popularity as a teen idol in the early 80s.
Biography
Born in Osaka, Yoshie Kashiwabara took part in, and won, the "Star Tanjo" contest in 1979, and rose to fame in 1980 ...
, singer
* Yashiki Takajin, singer and television personality
* Kiichi Kunimoto, mixed martial artist
See also
* Kamagasaki
is an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan. became the area's official name in May 1966.
Geography
Sections of four different towns — , , , and — are collectively known as Kamagasaki.
Ima ...
, Day Laborers' District
* Tobita Shinchi
, also known as , is the largest of the brothel districts in Osaka, and also the largest in western Japan. It is located in the Sanno 3-chōme area of Nishinari-ku, Osaka. Tobita Shinchi dates from the Taishō period. To circumvent the anti-prost ...
, brothel district
References
External links
Official website of Nishinari
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Wards of Osaka
Yakuza