Higashisumiyoshi-ku (Osaka)

Higashisumiyoshi-ku Municipality of Osaka
Coordinates	34 ° 37 '19 "  N , 135 ° 31' 38"  E Coordinates: 34 ° 37 '19 "  N , 135 ° 31' 38"  E
surface	9.75 km²
Residents	126,563 (Oct 1, 2019)
Population density	12,981 inhabitants / km²
Start-up	April 1, 1943
Community key	27121-7
Administration address	1-13-4, Higashitanabe, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 546-8501

Higashisumiyoshi-ku ( Japanese 東 住 吉 区 ) is one of 24 boroughs ( ku ) in Osaka , Japan .

geography

Higashisumiyoshi-ku is located in the south of Osaka between the districts of Sumiyoshi-ku and Abeno-ku in the west, Ikuno-ku in the north, Hirano-ku in the east and the city limits in the south.

history

The municipality was separated from Sumiyoshi-ku on April 1, 1943.

The Higashisumiyoshi District was one of the first to set up a local cooperative to support the elderly in view of the rapidly aging Japanese society.

Attractions

Nagai Botanical Garden with a natural history museum

The Nagai Stadium

Parks

• Nagai Park
  • Nagai Botanical Garden
  • Nagai Stadium
• Urushizutsumi Park
• Hirano Shirasagi Park

Shrines

• Kuwazu Tenjin Shrine
• Enoki shrine
• Horakuji Temple
• Yamasaka shrine
• Nakai shrine
• Nakatomi-no-Sumuji Shrine
• Joeiji Temple
• Amamikoso Shrine
• Kareki Hachiman Shrine

Monuments and ruins

• Ruins of the Kuwazu Imagawa Bank
• Harimichi signpost
• Kakurinji Fountain
• Antique burial mound from Sakekimizuka
• Memorial stone for the rehabilitation of the Narutogawa River
• Temple ruins of Sumuji

Web links

Commons : Higashisumiyoshi-ku  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Osaka City Website: Higashisumiyoshi District (Japanese) Higashisumiyoshi District (English)