Taishō-ku (Osaka)

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Taishō-ku
Municipality of Osaka
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Coordinates 34 ° 39 '1 "  N , 135 ° 28' 22"  E Coordinates: 34 ° 39 '1 "  N , 135 ° 28' 22"  E
surface 9.43 km²
Residents 62,939 (Oct 1, 2019)
Population density 6674 inhabitants / km²
Start-up 1932
Community key 27108-0

Administration address		 2-7-95, Chishima, Taishō-ku, Osaka 551-8501

Taishō-ku ( Japanese 大 正 区 ) is one of 24 boroughs ( ku ) in Osaka , Japan .

history

The municipality was created in 1932 from parts of Minato-ku .

traffic

The Iwamatsu Bridge in Taishō

Taishō Station on the Osaka Ring Line and the Nagahori-Tsurumi-Ryokuchi Line Subway are to the north of the borough. The rest of the area is covered by the city transport company's bus routes. Since the district is surrounded by rivers with few pedestrian bridges, the city has set up ferry services.

Facilities

  • Osakō Taishō Municipal Library ( 大阪 市立 大 正 図 書館 )
  • Mount Shōwa (Chishima Park) ( 昭和 山 (千島 公園) )
  • Azalea Taishō Sports Hall ( ア ゼ リ ア 大 正 )
  • Marine Tennis Park Kitamura ( マ リ ン テ ニ ス パ ー ク ・ 北 村 )
  • Taishō Hospital ( 大 正 病院 )
  • Osaka Prefecture Saiseikai Izuo Hospital ( 大阪 府 済 生 会 泉 尾 病院 )
  • Chishima Garden Mall (shopping center, 千島 ガ ー デ ン モ ー ル )
  • IKEA House (Tsuruhama)

Districts

The districts within Taishō-ku are in Latin alphabetical order: Chishima ( 千島 ), Funamachi ( 船 町 ), Hirao ( 平 尾 ), Izuo ( 泉 尾 ), Kitamura ( 北 村 ), Kita-Okajima ( 北 恩加 島 ), Kobayashi- Higashi ( 小林 東 ), Kobayashi-Nishi ( 小 林西 ), Minami-Okajima ( 南恩加 島 ), Sangen'ya-Higashi ( 三 軒 家 東 ), Sangen'ya-Nishi ( 三 軒 家 西 ) and Tsurumachi ( 鶴 町 ).

Web links

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