Chūō-ku, Osaka
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Template:Nihongo 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
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.<ref>"List of Consulates in Kansai Area Template:Webarchive." Creation Core Higashi Osaka. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.</ref>
Facilities
Osaka Prefecture
- Osaka Prefectural Government
- Osaka Prefectural Police Head Station
- Minami Police Station
- Higashi Police Station
- Osaka Contemporary Art Center
Mass media
- Broadcasting stations
- NHK Osaka Broadcasting Station - Otemae
- Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation - Shiromi Nichome (Osaka Business Park)
- TV Osaka - Otemae
- Newspapers
- Nihon Keizai Shimbun - Otemae
Economy
Company headquarters
- Capcom - Uchihiranomachi<ref name="Osakatokyo">"Locations." Capcom. Retrieved on August 12, 2011. "3-1-3 Uchihirano-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0037, Japan"</ref>
- Daimaru
- Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma - Dojomachi<ref>"Corporate Profile Template:Webarchive." Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
- Iwatani Corporation - Hommachi
- JEX Co., Ltd. - Jekusu Kabushiki-gaisha
- Kansai Paint - Imabashi<ref>"Corporate Profile Template:Webarchive." Kansai Paint. Retrieved on February 27, 2015.</ref>
- Kansai Urban Banking Corporation
- Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. - Otemae<ref>"Company Information Template:Webarchive." Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
- Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. - Dojomachi
- Mandom Corporation - Junikencho<ref>"Company Data." Mandom Corporation. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
- Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation - Kitahama<ref>"Corporate Data." Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
- Morishita Jintan Co., Ltd. - Morinomiya
- Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
- Nippon Life Insurance Company - Imabashi<ref>"Worldwide Network ." Nippon Life Insurance Company. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation (NTT West) - Bamba<ref>"Corporate Data." Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
- Ono Pharmaceutical - Kyutaro-machi<ref>"Business Locations." Ono Pharmaceutical. Retrieved on January 30, 2019.</ref>
- Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. - Hiranomachi<ref>"Contact Us." Osaka Gas. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
- Osaka Exchange Inc. - Kitahama<ref>"Corporate Profile Template:Webarchive." Osaka Exchange Inc. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
- Resona Bank - Bingomachi<ref>"UHead Office Location - Osaka Head Office." Resona Bank. Retrieved on April 15, 2014.</ref>
- Sakura Color Products Corporation - Morinomiya<ref>"Corporate Profile Template:Webarchive." Sakura Color Products Corporation. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
- Shionogi - Dojomachi<ref>"Company Profile." Shionogi. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
- Sumitomo Chemical - Kitahama<ref>"Corporate Profile." Sumitomo Chemical. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
- Sumitomo Life Insurance Company - Shiromi (Osaka Business Park)<ref>"Overview." Sumitomo Life Insurance Company. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company - Dojomachi<ref>"FAQ." Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. Retrieved on February 2, 2011. "Q : Where is Takeda located? A : The Head Office is located in Osaka, Japan,[...]"</ref><ref>"Overview." Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. Retrieved on February 2, 2011. "Headquarters Head Office 1-1, Doshomachi 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-8645"</ref>
- Takenaka Corporation - Hommachi<ref>"Corporate Profile." Takenaka Corporation. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.</ref>
- Teijin - Hommachi<ref>"Corporate Data." Teijin. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.</ref>
- Unitika - Kyutaro-machi<ref>"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 Template:Ill were headquartered in Chuo-ku prior to their merger to form Resona Bank.
Branch offices
Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance has its Osaka offices in the ward.<ref>"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"</ref>
Offices of foreign companies
Air China has an office on the 1st floor of the Uchihonmachi Green Building in Chūō-ku.<ref>"International Offices Template:Webarchive." 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>"Worldwide Offices Japan Template:Webarchive." Asiana Airlines. Retrieved on January 19, 2009.</ref>
Landmarks
Railway stations
- 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
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 Template:Ill<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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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
- Naomi Osaka, Japanese tennis player
- 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
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External links
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- Chuo Ward Official Web Site OSAKA CITY Template:In lang
- 大阪市 中央区 Template:In lang
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