Taishō-ku (Osaka)
Taishō-ku Municipality of Osaka |
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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
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
- Osaka City Website: Taishō District (Japanese) Taishō District (English), Taishō District (Korean), Taishō District (Chinese)