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Nishi-ku, Osaka

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Coordinates:34°40′35″N135°29′10″E / 34.67639°N 135.48611°E /34.67639; 135.48611

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Ward of Osaka, Japan

Nishi (西区,Nishi-ku) is one of 24wards ofOsaka,Japan. It is in the west of central Osaka ("Nishi" means "west"), and is generally flat. 80% of the area was destroyed by bombing inWorld War II, and was not regenerated until the mid-1960s.^[1]

Governments and International organizations

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Local government

Osaka city, Nishi ward office (at near MetroNishi-Nagahori Station)

Consulate

Chinese Consulate (at near MetroAwaza Station)^[2]

Culture

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Central Osaka Library (near MetroNishi-Nagahori Station)
Utsubo Park
Kyocera Dome Osaka baseball stadium

Economy

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Several companies have their headquarters in the ward:Toyo Tire & Rubber Company in the Edobori area^[3] andNTN Corporation in the Kyomachibori area.^[4]Konica Minolta has its Osaka office in the ward.^[5]

Several airlines have offices in Nishi-ku, among them:

China Southern Airlines, on the first floor of the Shinanobashi Mitsui Building (信濃橋三井ビルShinanobashi Mitsui Biru).^[6]^[7]
China Eastern Airlines in the Higobashi Lucent Building's (肥後橋ルーセントビルHigobashi Rūsento Biru) first floor.^[8]^[9]
Hainan Airlines on the fifth floor of the Century Building in Nishi-ku.^[10]

Diplomatic missions

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TheConsulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Osaka is located in Nishi-ku.^[11]

Education

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Osaka YMCA International High School is located in Nishi-ku.^[12]

References

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^Nishi Ward Official Website Archived 2007-08-27 at theWayback Machine - "Ward Overview", retrieved 10 September 2007 (dead link now )
^"List of Consulates in Kansai Area". Archived fromthe original on September 23, 2008. RetrievedJanuary 16, 2009.
^"Corporate Data Archived 2016-06-16 at theWayback Machine."Toyo Tire & Rubber Company. Retrieved on February 27, 2015.
^"Company Outline."NTN Corporation. Retrieved on March 6, 2015.
^"Company Overview."Konica Minolta. Retrieved on May 12, 2009.
^"Contact China Southern Airlines."China Southern Airlines United States. Retrieved on October 20, 2012. "SHINANOBASHI MLTSUI [sic] BLDG 1F.1--11-7 UTSUBOHOMMACHI NISHI-KU,OSAKA,JAPAN 550-0004"
^"会社概要."China Southern Airlines Japan. Retrieved on October 20, 2012. "〒550-0004　大阪府大阪市西区靱本町1-11-7 信濃橋三井ビル1F"
^"Service locations."China Eastern Airlines. Retrieved on October 20, 2012. "Higobashi Lucent Bldg. 1F, 1-6-2, Kyomachibori, Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan 550-0003"
^"日本国内." China Eastern Airlines. Retrieved on October 20, 2012. "〒550-0003　大阪市西区京町堀1-6-2 肥後橋ルーセントビル"
^"Contact Us."Hainan Airlines. Retrieved on July 22, 2011. "Century　Bldg5F　1-4-16　Kyomachibori Nishi-Ku, Osaka, Japan"
^"List of Consulates in Kansai Area Archived September 23, 2008, at theWayback Machine."Creation Core Higashi Osaka. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
^"Home" (English).Osaka YMCA International High School. Retrieved on November 3, 2015. "Osaka YMCA International High School 550-0001 1-5-6 Tosabori Nishi-ku Osaka City, Osaka Japan"

External links

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Media related toNishi-ku, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons

Official website of Nishi Ward(in English)

Osaka Prefecture

Osaka(capital)

Osaka

Wards	Abeno Asahi Chūō Fukushima Higashinari Higashisumiyoshi Higashiyodogawa Hirano Ikuno Jōtō Kita Konohana Minato Miyakojima Naniwa Nishi Nishinari Nishiyodogawa Suminoe Sumiyoshi Taishō Tennōji Tsurumi Yodogawa