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 ...

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. It is served by the

Nankai 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 ...

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 National Police may refer to the national police forces of several countries: *Afghanistan: Afghan National Police *Haiti: Haitian National Police *Colombia: National Police of Colombia *Cuba: Cuban National Police *East Timor: National Police of E ...

Transport

West Japan Railway Company

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 ...

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 phy ...

Osaka Metro

Midōsuji Line The is a rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, operated by Osaka Metro. Constructed under Midōsuji, a major north-south street, it is the oldest line in the Osaka subway system and the second oldest in Japan, following the Tokyo Metro Ginza Lin ...

: 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 Li ...

*Yotsubashi Line: Hanazonocho Station, Kishinosato Station, 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 ...

, Kishinosatotamade Station * Kōya Line:

, Haginochaya Station,

, Kishinosatotamade Station *

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, Tsumori Station, Nishi-Tengachaya Station, Kishinosatotamade Station

Hankai Railway

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 ...

: Minamikasumicho Station, 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

Nishinari Ward Office of Osaka City 20190131

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, singer *

Yashiki Takajin , often referred to as simply , (5 October 1949 – 3 January 2014) was a Japanese singer and television personality. Born in Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Japan, to a Zainichi-issei Korean father Gonzaburou ( ) and a Japanese mother Mitsuko Yashiki ( j ...

, singer and television personality *

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, mixed martial artist

References

External links

Official website of Nishinari
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