Minato-ku, Osaka
Minato (港区, Minato-ku) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 7.9 km2, and a population of 84,961. Literally translated, Minato-ku means "Harbor Ward".
Kaiyukan aquarium
Kaiyukan Ferris wheel
ORC 200 buildings
Location of Minato-ku in Osaka City
Landmarks
- Kaiyukan (Osaka Aquarium)
- Port of Osaka
- Tempozan Harbor Village
- Modern Transportation Museum
- ORC 200
Mass media
- Radio Osaka (ORC 200 Building, Benten)
Train stations
- West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
- Osaka Loop Line
- Bentencho Station
- Osaka Metro
- Chūō Line
- Osakako Station - Asashiobashi Station - Bentencho Station
Notable people from Minato-ku, Osaka
- Hideo Nomo, Japanese former baseball pitcher
- Kaori Kozai, Japanese enka singer
- Machiko Kyō, Japanese actress
- Ryōma Nishikawa, Japanese baseball player
- Tadao Ando, Japanese architect, Pritzker Prize winner
External links
Media related to Minato-ku, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Minato (in English)
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