is one of 24 wards of

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. It is in the west of central Osaka ("Nishi" means "west"), and is generally flat. 80% of the area was destroyed by bombing in

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, and was not regenerated until the mid-1960s.Nishi Ward Official Website
- "Ward Overview", retrieved 10 September 2007 (dead link now )

Governments and International organizations

;Local government *Osaka city, Nishi ward office (at near Metro

Nishi-Nagahori Station is a railway station on the Osaka Metro Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line and Sennichimae Line in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan. Lines * :* (Station Number: N13) :* (Station Number: S14) Layout Sennichimae Line Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuc ...

) ;Consulate *Chinese Consulate (at near Metro Awaza Station)

Culture

*Central Osaka Library (near Metro

) * Utsubo Park *

Kyocera Dome Osaka The (official name: ) is a baseball stadium located in Osaka, Osaka, Japan. Opened in 1997, the stadium was the home field of the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes. In 2005, the stadium became one of the homes of the Orix Buffaloes, a result of the merg ...

baseball stadium

Economy

Several companies have their headquarters in the ward: Toyo Tire & Rubber Company in the Edobori area and

NTN Corporation (a.k.a. Niwa, Tomoe, Nishizono) is one of the most prominent manufacturers of bearing (mechanical), bearings in Japan, second domestically only to NSK Ltd. The company is one of the largest exporters worldwide of Friction#Reducing friction, f ...

in the Kyomachibori area.

Konica Minolta is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational technology company headquartered in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo, with offices in 49 countries worldwide. The company manufactures business and industrial imaging products, in ...

has its Osaka office in the ward. Several airlines have offices in Nishi-ku, among them: *

China Southern Airlines China Southern Airlines (branded as China Southern) is a major airline in China, headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong. It is one of the three major airlines in the country, along with Air China and China Eastern Airlines. Established on 1 ...

, on the first floor of the Shinanobashi Mitsui Building (信濃橋三井ビル ''Shinanobashi Mitsui Biru''). *

China Eastern Airlines China Eastern Airlines (branded as China Eastern) is a major airline in China, headquartered in Changning, Shanghai, Changning, Shanghai. It is one of the three major airlines in the country, along with Air China and China Southern Airlines. ...

in the Higobashi Lucent Building's (肥後橋ルーセントビル ''Higobashi Rūsento Biru'') first floor. *

Hainan Airlines Hainan Airlines is an airline headquartered in Haikou, Hainan, China. It is the largest civilian-run enterprise, civilian-run and majority State ownership, state-owned air transport company, making it the fourth-largest airline in terms of flee ...

on the fifth floor of the Century Building in Nishi-ku.

Diplomatic missions

The Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Osaka is located in Nishi-ku.

Education

Osaka YMCA International High School is located in Nishi-ku.Home
(English). Osaka YMCA International High School. Retrieved on November 3, 2015. "Osaka YMCA International High School 550-0001 1-5-6 Tosabori Nishi-ku Osaka City, Osaka Japan"

References

External links

Official website of Nishi Ward
Wards of Osaka {{Osaka-geo-stub