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Delve into Minatomachi
The district Minatomachi of Osaka in Osaka-shi (Ōsaka) is a district located in Japan about 247 mi west of Tokyo, the country's capital town.
In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sakai, Higashi-osaka, Amagasaki, Suita and Moriguchi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 76 °F
Morning Temperature | 16°C / 62 °F |
Evening Temperature | 24°C / 76 °F |
Night Temperature | 21°C / 69 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 47% |
Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
24°C (74 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
22°C (72 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
19°C (67 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Swissotel Nankai Osaka
Fraser Residence Nankai Osaka
HOTEL KANADE BETTEI
HOTEL 88 SHINSAIBASHI
Hotel C-Gran - Adult Only
APA Hotel Namba-Shinsaibashi
Midosuji Hotel
Dormy Inn Shinsaibashi
Toyoko Inn Osaka Namba Furitsutaiikukaikan Nishi
(RYOKAN) Osaka Guesthouse Koma
Videos from this area
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2011.01.09 大阪地下鉄四つ橋線なんば駅 Osaka city subway Yotsubashi line Nanba Sta.
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Trip to Osaka Namba 大阪難波 Part I The Mini Shrine
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830am Osaka Namba City Subway rush traffic
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Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Amerikamura
Amerikamura (アメリカ村, American Village) is usually referred to by locals as "Ame-mura. " It is a sizable retail and entertainment area near Shinsaibashi in the Minami district of Osaka, Japan. Amerikamura is identifiable by a small-scale reproduction of the Statue of Liberty that peers down on the streets.
Naniwa-ku, Osaka
Naniwa-ku, Osaka is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 4.37 km², and a population of 51,567.
JR Namba Station
JR Namba Station is a railway station in Namba, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, Japan, adjacent to Namba Station and Osaka Namba Station operated by the West Japan Railway Company. JR Namba is the western terminus of the Kansai Main Line.
Namba
is a district of Osaka, Japan. Namba is regarded as the center of so-called Minami ("South") area of Osaka. Its name is one of variations on the former name of Osaka, Naniwa. Namba is best known as the city's main south-central railway terminus: JR, Kintetsu, Nankai, and three lines of the Osaka Municipal Subway have stations there. Some of the most famous images of Osaka, including the Glico Man and the Kani Doraku Crab, are located around the Dōtonbori canal in Namba.
Namba Station
is a name of two railway stations in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. One is owned by Nankai Electric Railway and the other is by Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau. The names of both stations are written in hiragana on signage within the stations, because kanji "難波" can be also read "Naniwa". However, the name of both stations officially employs kanji, printed on train tickets. They are close to JR Namba Station and Ōsaka Namba Station.
Ōsaka Namba Station
Ōsaka Namba Station is a railway station on the Kintetsu Namba Line and the Hanshin Railway Hanshin Namba Line in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is adjacent to Namba Station and JR Namba Station. Trains of the Nara Line depart from and arrive at the station. The station was first named Kintetsu Namba Station on March 15, 1970 when Kintetsu's Namba Line opened. It was renamed to the present name on March 20, 2009, the date of opening of the Hanshin Namba Line.
Namba Parks
Namba Parks (なんばパークス Nanba Pākusu) is an office and shopping complex located in Namba-naka Nichome, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan, the south of Namba Station on Nankai Railway. It consists of a high office building called Parks Tower and a 120-tenant shopping mall with rooftop garden. Namba Parks was developed by Jon Jerde of The Jerde Partnership in the footprint of the since closed Osaka Stadium. Various kinds of restaurants (Japanese, Korean, Italian, etc.
Parks Tower (Namba Parks)
Parks Tower (パークスタワー) is 30 floors, 149 metres high skyscraper located in the Namba Parks complex in the Namba district, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan. It was designed by Nikken Sekkei Ltd. , and constructed by Takenaka Corporation in 2003.
Shinsaibashi
Shinsaibashi (心斎橋) is a district in the Chūō-ku ward of Osaka, Japan and the city's main shopping area. It centers around Shinsaibashi-suji, a covered shopping street, that is north of Dōtonbori and parallel and east of Mido-suji street. Associated with Shinsaibashi, and west of Mido-suji street, is Amerika-mura, an American-themed shopping area and center of Osaka's youth culture. Major stores and boutiques concentrates are found around the area. Shinsaibashi is easily accessed via the subway.
Shinsaibashi Station
Shinsaibashi Station is a railway station of the Osaka Municipal Subway located in Shinsaibashi, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.
Yotsubashi Station
Yotsubashi Station is a railway station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Yotsubashi Line in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan.
Daikokuchō Station
Daikokuchō Station is a railway station on the Osaka Municipal Subway in Shikitsu-higashi Sanchome, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan.
Nippombashi Station
Nippombashi Station is a railway station on the two lines of the Osaka Municipal Subway in Nippombashi Itchome, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.
Kintetsu Nippombashi Station
Kintetsu Nippombashi Station is a railway station on the Kintetsu Namba Line in Nippombashi Itchome, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. Trains of the Nara Line arrives at and departs from the station.
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Namba, Osaka, Japan. It first opened in 1952 and the current building was constructed in 1987. It is the venue of a professional sumo tournament held in March every year. The capacity of the arena is 8,000 people. Its total revenue for the 2006 fiscal year was 260 million yen, of which sumo provided 80 million.
Shinmachi
Shinmachi (新町) was a yūkaku (遊廓、遊郭, pleasure quarter, courtesan's district) in Osaka, built between 1615 and 1623, and operating until its destruction in World War II. It was situated roughly two kilometers southwest of Nakanoshima. Today, it is mostly a tourist attraction and historical site. Throughout the Edo period (1603–1868), there was widespread male and female prostitution throughout the cities of Kyoto, Edo, and Osaka.
Nishiōhashi Station
Nishiōhashi Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan.
Nishi-Nagahori Station
Nishi-Nagahori Station is a railway station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line and Sennichimae Line in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan.
Sakuragawa Station (Osaka)
Sakuragawa Station is a railway station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Sennichimae Line and the Hanshin Railway Hanshin Namba Line in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan.
Ashiharabashi Station
Ashiharabashi Station is a railway station on the West Japan Railway Company Osaka Loop Line in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan. There is a transfer to the Nankai Electric Railway Shiombashi Line at Ashiharachō Station.
Osaka Stadium
Osaka Stadium was a baseball stadium in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan. The stadium was opened in 1950, with a capacity of 32,000 people. It was built over the site of a red-brick tobacco plant which was destroyed during the bombing of Osaka during World War II. The stadium was torn down in 1998 and was entirely replaced by the office and shopping complex of Namba Parks in several stages, with final construction ending in April 2007.
Osaka City Air Terminal
Osaka City Air Terminal (OCAT) is a multi-purpose commercial complex in Minatomachi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka housing South Osaka's inter-city bus terminal and coach ferry services to Kansai International Airport, JR Namba station and six floors of shops, restaurants, travel agencies and tourist offices. OCAT is also the venue for frequent musical performances and its outdoor Ponte Square area is the meeting place and practice area for Osaka's youthful street dance community.
Ashiharachō Station
Ashiharachō Station is a railway station in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the Nankai Kōya Line (Shiomibashi Branch).
Shiomibashi Station
Shiomibashi Station is a train station on the Nankai Electric Railway Kōya Line (Shiomibashi Line) in Naniwa-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Swissôtel Nankai Osaka
Swissôtel Nankai Osaka is a hotel situated directly above Namba Station on the Nankai Railway lines in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan. The hotel is managed by the Switzerland-based hotel chain Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts and owned by Nankai Electric Railway Co. , Ltd.