Higashisumiyoshi-ku (Osaka)
Higashisumiyoshi-ku Municipality of Osaka |
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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
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)