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[[Image:The Siege of Osaka Castle.jpg|thumb|right|The Siege of [[Osaka Castle]], 17th century.]]
[[Image:The Siege of Osaka Castle.jpg|thumb|right|The Siege of [[Osaka Castle]], 17th century.]]
[[Image:Osaka Castle 201406.jpg|thumb|[[Osaka Castle]]]]
[[Image:Osaka Castle 201406.jpg|thumb|[[Osaka Castle]]]]
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[[Image:Dōtonbori River Night view 201407.jpg|thumb|Dōtonbori River at night]]
[[Image:Dōtonbori River Night view 201407.jpg|thumb|Dōtonbori River at night]]


{{nihongo|'''Chūō-ku'''|中央区|Chūō-ku}} is one of 23 [[wards of Japan|wards]] of [[Osaka]], [[Japan]]. It has an area of 8.88&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, and a population of 60,085. It houses Osaka's financial district, as well as the [[Osaka Prefecture]] offices and principal shopping and tourist areas.
{{nihongo|'''Chūō-ku'''|中央区|extra='Central Ward'}} is one of 24 [[wards of Japan|wards]] of [[Osaka]], [[Japan]]. It has an area of 8.88&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, and a population of 60,085. It houses Osaka's financial district, as well as the [[Osaka Prefecture]] offices and principal shopping and tourist areas.


==Consulates==
==Consulates==
Various consulates are found in Chūō-ku. The [[Diplomatic missions of South Korea|Consulate-General of South Korea]] has its own building. Three consulates, [[Diplomatic missions of Australia|Consulate-General of Australia]], the [[Diplomatic missions of the Netherlands|Consulate-General of the Netherlands]], and the [[Diplomatic missions of the Philippines|Consulate-General of the Philippines]], occupy the twenty-ninth, thirty-third, and twenty-fourth floors, respectively, of the Twin21 MID Tower. The [[Diplomatic missions of Canada|Consulate-General of Canada]] is on the twelfth floor of the Daisan Shoho Building in Chūō-ku. The [[Diplomatic missions of France|Consulate-General of France]] is on the tenth floor of the Crystal Tower. The [[Diplomatic missions of India|Consulate-General of India]] is on the tenth floor of the Semba I.S. Building. The [[Diplomatic missions of Indonesia|Consulate-General of Indonesia]] is on the sixth floor of the Daiwa Bank Semba Building. The [[Diplomatic missions of Singapore|Consulate-General of Singapore]] is on the fourteenth floor of the Osaka Kokusai Building. The [[Diplomatic missions of Thailand|Consulate-General of Thailand]] is in the first, fourth, and fifth floors of the Bangkok Bank Building. The [[Diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom|Consulate-General of the United Kingdom]] is on the nineteenth floor of the Seiko Osaka Building. The [[Diplomatic missions of Vietnam|Consulate-General of Vietnam]] is on the tenth floor of the Estate Bakuro-machi Building.<ref>"[http://www.m-osaka.com/en/consulate/index.html List of Consulates in Kansai Area] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923210956/http://www.m-osaka.com/en/consulate/index.html |date=2008-09-23 }}." ''Creation Core Higashi Osaka''. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.</ref>
Various consulates are found in Chūō-ku. The [[Diplomatic missions of South Korea|Consulate-General of South Korea]] has its own building. Three consulates, [[Diplomatic missions of Australia|Consulate-General of Australia]], the [[Diplomatic missions of the Netherlands|Consulate-General of the Netherlands]], and the [[Diplomatic missions of the Philippines|Consulate-General of the Philippines]], occupy the twenty-ninth, thirty-third, and twenty-fourth floors, respectively, of the Twin21 MID Tower. The [[Diplomatic missions of Canada|Consulate-General of Canada]] is on the twelfth floor of the Daisan Shoho Building in Chūō-ku. The [[Diplomatic missions of France|Consulate-General of France]] is on the tenth floor of the Crystal Tower. The [[Diplomatic missions of India|Consulate-General of India]] is on the tenth floor of the Semba I.S. Building. The [[Diplomatic missions of Indonesia|Consulate-General of Indonesia]] is on the first floor of the Koike Bldg. The [[Diplomatic missions of Singapore|Consulate-General of Singapore]] is on the fourteenth floor of the Osaka Kokusai Building. The [[Diplomatic missions of Thailand|Consulate-General of Thailand]] is in the first, fourth, and fifth floors of the Bangkok Bank Building. The [[Diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom|Consulate-General of the United Kingdom]] is on the nineteenth floor of the Seiko Osaka Building. The [[Diplomatic missions of Vietnam|Consulate-General of Vietnam]] is on the tenth floor of the Estate Bakuro-machi Building.<ref>"[http://www.m-osaka.com/en/consulate/index.html List of Consulates in Kansai Area] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923210956/http://www.m-osaka.com/en/consulate/index.html |date=2008-09-23 }}." ''Creation Core Higashi Osaka''. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.</ref>


==Citylandscape==
[[File:Chuo-ku Osaka 201306.jpg|center|thumb|500px||<center>Buildings in Chūō-ku (2013)</center>]]
==Facilities==
==Facilities==
===Osaka Prefecture===
===Osaka Prefecture===
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*[[Capcom]] - Uchihiranomachi<ref name="Osakatokyo">"[http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/company/map.html Locations]." [[Capcom]]. Retrieved on August 12, 2011. "3-1-3 Uchihirano-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0037, Japan"</ref>
*[[Capcom]] - Uchihiranomachi<ref name="Osakatokyo">"[http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/company/map.html Locations]." [[Capcom]]. Retrieved on August 12, 2011. "3-1-3 Uchihirano-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0037, Japan"</ref>
*[[Daimaru]]
*[[Daimaru]]
*[[Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma]] - Dojomachi<ref>"[http://www.ds-pharma.com/profile/profile/index.html Corporate Profile]." [[Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
*[[Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma]] - Dojomachi<ref>"[http://www.ds-pharma.com/profile/profile/index.html Corporate Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806030215/http://www.ds-pharma.com/profile/profile/index.html |date=2017-08-06 }}." [[Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
*Iwatani Corporation - Hommachi
*Iwatani Corporation - Hommachi
*[[JEX Co., Ltd.]] - Jekusu Kabushiki-gaisha
*[[Kansai Paint]] - Imabashi<ref>"[http://www.kansai.co.jp/global_site/corporate_profile/index.html Corporate Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510202315/http://www.kansai.co.jp/global_site/corporate_profile/index.html |date=2015-05-10 }}." [[Kansai Paint]]. Retrieved on February 27, 2015.</ref>
*[[Kansai Paint]] - Imabashi<ref>"[http://www.kansai.co.jp/global_site/corporate_profile/index.html Corporate Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510202315/http://www.kansai.co.jp/global_site/corporate_profile/index.html |date=2015-05-10 }}." [[Kansai Paint]]. Retrieved on February 27, 2015.</ref>
*Kansai Urban Banking Corporation
*Kansai Urban Banking Corporation
*[[Keihan Electric Railway|Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.]] - Otemae<ref>"[http://www.keihan.co.jp/en/investor/ Company Information]." [[Keihan Electric Railway|Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
*[[Keihan Electric Railway|Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.]] - Otemae<ref>"[http://www.keihan.co.jp/en/investor/ Company Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207210314/http://www.keihan.co.jp/en/investor/ |date=2015-02-07 }}." [[Keihan Electric Railway|Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.]] Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
*Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. - Dojomachi
*Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. - Dojomachi
*[[Mandom|Mandom Corporation]] - Junikencho<ref>"[http://www.mandom.co.jp/english/company/corp/company.html Company Data]." [[Mandom|Mandom Corporation]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
*[[Mandom|Mandom Corporation]] - Junikencho<ref>"[http://www.mandom.co.jp/english/company/corp/company.html Company Data]." [[Mandom|Mandom Corporation]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
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*[[Nankai Electric Railway]] Co., Ltd.
*[[Nankai Electric Railway]] Co., Ltd.
*[[Nippon Life Insurance Company]] - Imabashi<ref>"[http://www.nissay.co.jp/english/network/ Worldwide Network ]." [[Nippon Life Insurance Company]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
*[[Nippon Life Insurance Company]] - Imabashi<ref>"[http://www.nissay.co.jp/english/network/ Worldwide Network ]." [[Nippon Life Insurance Company]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
*[[Nippon Telegraph and Telephone|Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation]] (NTT West) - Bamba<ref>"[http://www.ntt-west.co.jp/english/aboutus/ Corporate Data]." [[NTT|Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
*[[Nippon Telegraph and Telephone|Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation]] (NTT West) - Bamba<ref>"[http://www.ntt-west.co.jp/english/aboutus/ Corporate Data]." [[Nippon Telegraph and Telephone|Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
*[[Ono Pharmaceutical]] - Kyutaro-machi<ref>"[https://www.ono.co.jp/eng/about/business_locations.html Business Locations]." [[Ono Pharmaceutical]]. Retrieved on January 30, 2019.</ref>
*[[Osaka Gas|Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.]] - Hiranomachi<ref>"[http://www.osakagas.co.jp/en/ir/contact/index.html Contact Us]." [[Osaka Gas]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
*[[Osaka Gas|Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.]] - Hiranomachi<ref>"[http://www.osakagas.co.jp/en/ir/contact/index.html Contact Us]." [[Osaka Gas]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
*[[Osaka Securities Exchange|Osaka Exchange Inc.]] - Kitahama<ref>"[http://www.ose.or.jp/e/profile/5465 Corporate Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207193834/http://www.ose.or.jp/e/profile/5465 |date=2015-02-07 }}." [[Osaka Securities Exchange|Osaka Exchange Inc.]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
*[[Osaka Securities Exchange|Osaka Exchange Inc.]] - Kitahama<ref>"[http://www.ose.or.jp/e/profile/5465 Corporate Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207193834/http://www.ose.or.jp/e/profile/5465 |date=2015-02-07 }}." [[Osaka Securities Exchange|Osaka Exchange Inc.]] Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
*[[Resona Bank]] - Bingomachi<ref>"[http://www.resona-gr.co.jp/holdings/english/about/outline/office.html UHead Office Location - Osaka Head Office]." [Resona Bank]]. Retrieved on April 15, 2014.</ref>
*[[Resona Bank]] - Bingomachi<ref>"[http://www.resona-gr.co.jp/holdings/english/about/outline/office.html UHead Office Location - Osaka Head Office]." [[Resona Bank]]. Retrieved on April 15, 2014.</ref>
*[[Sakura Color Products|Sakura Color Products Corporation]] - Morinomiya<ref>"[http://www.craypas.com/global/aboutsakura/profile.html Corporate Profile]." [[Sakura Color Products Corporation]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
*[[Sakura Color Products|Sakura Color Products Corporation]] - Morinomiya<ref>"[http://www.craypas.com/global/aboutsakura/profile.html Corporate Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919013838/http://www.craypas.com/global/aboutsakura/profile.html |date=2014-09-19 }}." [[Sakura Color Products Corporation]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
*[[Shionogi]] - Dojomachi<ref>"[http://www.shionogi.co.jp/en/company/outline/index.html Company Profile]." [[Shionogi]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
*[[Shionogi]] - Dojomachi<ref>"[http://www.shionogi.co.jp/en/company/outline/index.html Company Profile]." [[Shionogi]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
*[[Sumitomo Chemical]] - Kitahama<ref>"[http://www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp/english/company/about/ Corporate Profile]." [[Sumitomo Chemical]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
*[[Sumitomo Chemical]] - Kitahama<ref>"[http://www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp/english/company/about/ Corporate Profile]." [[Sumitomo Chemical]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
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*[[Unitika]] - Kyutaro-machi<ref>"[http://www.unitika.co.jp/e/company/group.html Unitika Group locations]." [[Unitika]]. Retrieved on April 15, 2014.</ref>
*[[Unitika]] - Kyutaro-machi<ref>"[http://www.unitika.co.jp/e/company/group.html Unitika Group locations]." [[Unitika]]. Retrieved on April 15, 2014.</ref>


[[Sumitomo Trust and Banking]] was headquartered in Kitahama prior to its merger to form [[Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank]] (now headquartered in Tokyo). [[Daiwa Bank]] and [[Kinki Osaka Bank]] were headquartered in Chuo-ku prior to their merger to form [[Resona Bank]].
[[Sumitomo Trust and Banking]] was headquartered in Kitahama prior to its merger to form [[Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank]] (now headquartered in Tokyo). [[Daiwa Bank]] and {{ill|Kinki Osaka Bank|jp|近畿大阪銀行}} were headquartered in Chuo-ku prior to their merger to form [[Resona Bank]].


===Branch offices===
===Branch offices===
[[Fuji Fire and Marine]] has its Osaka offices in the ward.<ref>"[http://www.fujikasai.co.jp/english/index.shtml Company Profile]." ([http://archive.is/eUH3n Archive]) Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance. Retrieved on August 26, 2013. "Osaka head office: 1-18-11 Minami Senba, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan" - [http://www.fujikasai.co.jp/corporate/index.shtml Information in Japanese] ([http://archive.is/cwEXD Archive]) "大阪本社 〒542-8567　大阪市中央区南船場1丁目18番11号"</ref>
[[Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance]] has its Osaka offices in the ward.<ref>"[http://www.fujikasai.co.jp/english/index.shtml Company Profile]." ([https://archive.today/20130826153744/http://www.fujikasai.co.jp/english/index.shtml Archive]) Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance. Retrieved on August 26, 2013. "Osaka head office: 1-18-11 Minami Senba, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan" - [http://www.fujikasai.co.jp/corporate/index.shtml Information in Japanese] ([https://archive.today/20130826153952/http://www.fujikasai.co.jp/corporate/index.shtml Archive]) "大阪本社 〒542-8567　大阪市中央区南船場1丁目18番11号"</ref>


===Offices of foreign companies===
===Offices of foreign companies===
[[Air China]] has an office on the 1st floor of the Uchihonmachi Green Building in Chūō-ku.<ref>"[http://www.airchina.com.cn/AboutAirChina/ContactUs/InternationalOffice/default.shtml International Offices] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217150646/http://www.airchina.com.cn/AboutAirChina/ContactUs/InternationalOffice/default.shtml |date=2008-12-17 }}." ''[[Air China]]''. Retrieved on January 18, 2009.</ref> [[Asiana Airlines]] operates a sales office on the 18th Floor of the Epson Osaka Building in Chūō-ku.<ref>"[http://us.flyasiana.com/Global/US/en/homepage?cmd=&fid=ABOUT13000&region=JP&city=&searchWrd=#01 Worldwide Offices Japan]." ''[[Asiana Airlines]]''. Retrieved on January 19, 2009.</ref>
[[Air China]] has an office on the 1st floor of the Uchihonmachi Green Building in Chūō-ku.<ref>"[http://www.airchina.com.cn/AboutAirChina/ContactUs/InternationalOffice/default.shtml International Offices] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217150646/http://www.airchina.com.cn/AboutAirChina/ContactUs/InternationalOffice/default.shtml |date=2008-12-17 }}." ''[[Air China]]''. Retrieved on January 18, 2009.</ref> [[Asiana Airlines]] operates a sales office on the 18th Floor of the Epson Osaka Building in Chūō-ku.<ref>"[http://us.flyasiana.com/Global/US/en/homepage?cmd=&fid=ABOUT13000&region=JP&city=&searchWrd=#01 Worldwide Offices Japan] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120530193036/http://us.flyasiana.com/Global/US/en/homepage?cmd=&fid=ABOUT13000&region=JP&city=&searchWrd=%2301#01 |date=2012-05-30 }}." ''[[Asiana Airlines]]''. Retrieved on January 19, 2009.</ref>


=== Landmarks ===
=== Landmarks ===
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;[[Nankai Electric Railway]]
;[[Nankai Electric Railway]]
:[[Nankai Main Line]]: [[Namba Station]]
:[[Nankai Main Line]]: [[Namba Station]]
;[[Osaka Municipal Subway]]
;[[Osaka Metro]]
:[[Midosuji Line]]: [[Yodoyabashi Station]] - [[Hommachi Station]] - [[Shinsaibashi Station]] - [[Namba Station]]
:[[Midosuji Line]]: [[Yodoyabashi Station]] - [[Hommachi Station]] - [[Shinsaibashi Station]] - [[Namba Station]]
:[[Tanimachi Line]]: [[Temmabashi Station]] - [[Tanimachi Yonchome Station]] - [[Tanimachi Rokuchome Station]]
:[[Tanimachi Line]]: [[Temmabashi Station]] - [[Tanimachi Yonchome Station]] - [[Tanimachi Rokuchome Station]]
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:[[Sakaisuji Line]]: [[Kitahama Station (Osaka)|Kitahama Station]] - [[Nagahoribashi Station]]
:[[Sakaisuji Line]]: [[Kitahama Station (Osaka)|Kitahama Station]] - [[Nagahoribashi Station]]
:[[Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line]]: [[Shinsaibashi Station]] - [[Matsuyamachi Station]] - [[Nagahoribashi Station]] - [[Tanimachi Rokuchome Station]] - (Tamatsukuri Station, Tennoji-ku) - [[Morinomiya Station]] - [[Osaka Business Park Station]]
:[[Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line]]: [[Shinsaibashi Station]] - [[Matsuyamachi Station]] - [[Nagahoribashi Station]] - [[Tanimachi Rokuchome Station]] - (Tamatsukuri Station, Tennoji-ku) - [[Morinomiya Station]] - [[Osaka Business Park Station]]

==Education==
{{expand section|date=July 2019}}

===University and Colleges===
* [[Osaka Dental University]] Temmabashi Campus
* [[Osaka University of Economics]] Kitahama Campus
* [[Osaka Jogakuin Junior College]]
* [[Osaka Jogakuin University]]
* [[Hannan University]] Yodoyabashi Satellite Campus

===Secondary Education===

; Private schools
*[[Osaka Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School]] in {{ill|Tamatsukuri|ja|玉造 (大阪市)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.osaka-jogakuin.ed.jp/general/schoolprofile-english.html|title=Find Out More about Us in English|publisher=[[Osaka Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School]]|access-date=2019-07-04}}</ref>

== Notable people from Chūō-ku, Osaka ==
*[[Akinobu Okada]], Japanese professional baseball player and manager
*[[Isuzu Yamada]], Japanese stage and screen actress
*[[Koji Imada]], Japanese musician, comedian and TV presenter
*[[Kosuke Gomi]], Japanese novelist
*[[Kyū Sazanka]], Japanese actor
*[[Nakamura Ganjirō II]], Japanese kabuki and film actor
*[[Ōnishiki Uichirō]], Japanese professional sumo wrestler
*[[Sanjugo Naoki]], Japanese novelist
*[[Tokuzō Tanaka]], Japanese film director
*[[Toyoko Yamasaki]], Japanese novelist
*[[Yoko Akino]], Japanese actress
*[[Yusuke Hagihara]], Japanese astronomer


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Chuo-ku, Osaka|Chūō-ku, Osaka}}
* {{Commons category-inline|Chuo-ku, Osaka|Chūō-ku, Osaka}}
*[http://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/contents/wdu020/chuo/english/ Chuo Ward Official Web Site OSAKA CITY] {{in lang|en}}
{{Portal|Osaka}}
*[http://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/contents/wdu020/chuo/english/ Chuo Ward Official Web Site OSAKA CITY] {{en icon}}
*[http://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/chuo/ 大阪市 中央区] {{in lang|ja}}
*[http://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/chuo/ 大阪市 中央区] {{jp icon}}


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[[Category:Wards of Osaka]]

Latest revision as of 00:37, 22 February 2024

For other uses, see Chūō-ku.
Chūō-ku, Osaka
中央区
Wards
Skyline in 2013
Skyline in 2013
Location within Osaka City
Location within Osaka City
Sovereign state Japan
RegionKansai
Prefecture Osaka Prefecture
CityOsaka
Established1989
Area
 • Total8.87 km2 (3.42 sq mi)
Population
 • Total109,249
 • Density12,317/km2 (31,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (JST)
ISO 3166-2JP-27
WebsiteOfficial website
The Siege of Osaka Castle, 17th century.
Osaka Castle
Osaka Business Park (OBP)
Dōtonbori River at night

Chūō-ku (中央区, 'Central Ward') is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. 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 offices and principal shopping and tourist areas.

Consulates[edit]

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.[1]

Facilities[edit]

Osaka Prefecture[edit]

Mass media[edit]

Broadcasting stations
Newspapers

Economy[edit]

Company headquarters[edit]

Sumitomo Trust and Banking was headquartered in Kitahama prior to its merger to form Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (now headquartered in Tokyo). Daiwa Bank and Kinki Osaka Bank [jp] were headquartered in Chuo-ku prior to their merger to form Resona Bank.

Branch offices[edit]

Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance has its Osaka offices in the ward.[23]

Offices of foreign companies[edit]

Air China has an office on the 1st floor of the Uchihonmachi Green Building in Chūō-ku.[24] Asiana Airlines operates a sales office on the 18th Floor of the Epson Osaka Building in Chūō-ku.[25]

Landmarks[edit]

Railway stations[edit]

West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Osaka Loop Line: Morinomiya Station - Osakajo-koen Station
Keihan Electric Railway
Keihan Line: Yodoyabashi Station - Kitahama Station - Temmabashi Station
Kintetsu Railway
Namba Line: Osaka Namba Station - Kintetsu Nippombashi Station
Hanshin Electric Railway
Hanshin Namba Line: Osaka Namba Station
Nankai Electric Railway
Nankai Main Line: Namba Station
Osaka Metro
Midosuji Line: Yodoyabashi Station - Hommachi Station - Shinsaibashi Station - Namba Station
Tanimachi Line: Temmabashi Station - Tanimachi Yonchome Station - Tanimachi Rokuchome Station
Chuo Line: Hommachi Station - Sakaisuji-Hommachi Station - Tanimachi Yonchome Station - Morinomiya Station
Sennichimae Line: Namba Station - Nippombashi Station
Sakaisuji Line: Kitahama Station - Nagahoribashi Station
Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line: Shinsaibashi Station - Matsuyamachi Station - Nagahoribashi Station - Tanimachi Rokuchome Station - (Tamatsukuri Station, Tennoji-ku) - Morinomiya Station - Osaka Business Park Station

Education[edit]

University and Colleges[edit]

Secondary Education[edit]

Private schools

Notable people from Chūō-ku, Osaka[edit]

References[edit]

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  12. ^ "Corporate Profile Archived 2015-02-07 at the Wayback Machine." Osaka Exchange Inc. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  13. ^ "UHead Office Location - Osaka Head Office." Resona Bank. Retrieved on April 15, 2014.
  14. ^ "Corporate Profile Archived 2014-09-19 at the Wayback Machine." Sakura Color Products Corporation. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
  15. ^ "Company Profile." Shionogi. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
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  18. ^ "FAQ." Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. Retrieved on February 2, 2011. "Q : Where is Takeda located? A : The Head Office is located in Osaka, Japan,[...]"
  19. ^ "Overview." Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. Retrieved on February 2, 2011. "Headquarters Head Office 1-1, Doshomachi 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-8645"
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  22. ^ "Unitika Group locations." Unitika. Retrieved on April 15, 2014.
  23. ^ "Company Profile." (Archive) Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance. Retrieved on August 26, 2013. "Osaka head office: 1-18-11 Minami Senba, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan" - Information in Japanese (Archive) "大阪本社 〒542-8567　大阪市中央区南船場1丁目18番11号"
  24. ^ "International Offices Archived 2008-12-17 at the Wayback Machine." Air China. Retrieved on January 18, 2009.
  25. ^ "Worldwide Offices Japan Archived 2012-05-30 at archive.today." Asiana Airlines. Retrieved on January 19, 2009.
  26. ^ "Find Out More about Us in English". Osaka Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School. Retrieved 2019-07-04.

External links[edit]

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