extra='Central Ward' 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.
[" List of Consulates in Kansai Area ." Creation Core Higashi Osaka. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.]
Facilities
Osaka Prefecture
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Osaka Prefectural Government
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Osaka Prefectural Police Head Station
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Minami Police Station
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Higashi Police Station
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Osaka Contemporary Art Center
Mass media
- Broadcasting stations
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NHK Osaka Broadcasting Station - Otemae
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Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation - Shiromi Nichome (Osaka Business Park)
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TV Osaka - Otemae
- Newspapers
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Nihon Keizai Shimbun - Otemae
Economy
Company headquarters
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Capcom - Uchihiranomachi
[" Locations." Capcom. Retrieved on August 12, 2011. "3-1-3 Uchihirano-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0037, Japan"]
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Daimaru
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Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma - Dojomachi
[" Corporate Profile ." Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.]
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Iwatani Corporation - Hommachi
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JEX Co., Ltd. - Jekusu Kabushiki-gaisha
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Kansai Paint - Imabashi
[" Corporate Profile ." Kansai Paint. Retrieved on February 27, 2015.]
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Kansai Urban Banking Corporation
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Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. - Otemae
[" Company Information ." Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.]
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Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. - Dojomachi
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Mandom - Junikencho
[" Company Data." Mandom. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.]
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Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation - Kitahama
[" Corporate Data." Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.]
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Morishita Jintan Co., Ltd. - Morinomiya
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Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
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Nippon Life Insurance Company - Imabashi
[" Worldwide Network ." Nippon Life Insurance Company. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.]
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Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation (NTT West) - Bamba
[" Corporate Data." Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.]
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Ono Pharmaceutical - Kyutaro-machi
[" Business Locations." Ono Pharmaceutical. Retrieved on January 30, 2019.]
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Osaka Gas - Hiranomachi
[" Contact Us." Osaka Gas. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.]
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Osaka Exchange Inc. - Kitahama
[" Corporate Profile ." Osaka Exchange Inc. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.]
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Resona Bank - Bingomachi
[" UHead Office Location - Osaka Head Office." Resona Bank. Retrieved on April 15, 2014.]
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Sakura Color Products Corporation - Morinomiya
[" Corporate Profile ." Sakura Color Products Corporation. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.]
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Shionogi - Dojomachi
[" Company Profile." Shionogi. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.]
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Sumitomo Chemical - Kitahama
[" Corporate Profile." Sumitomo Chemical. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.]
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Sumitomo Life Insurance Company - Shiromi (Osaka Business Park)
[" Overview." Sumitomo Life Insurance Company. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.]
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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company - Dojomachi
[" FAQ." Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. Retrieved on February 2, 2011. "Q : Where is Takeda located? A : The Head Office is located in Osaka, Japan,..."][" Overview." Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. Retrieved on February 2, 2011. "Headquarters Head Office 1-1, Doshomachi 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-8645"]
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Takenaka Corporation - Hommachi
[" Corporate Profile." Takenaka Corporation. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.]
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Teijin - Hommachi
["Corporate Data." Teijin. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.]
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Unitika - Kyutaro-machi
[" Unitika Group locations." Unitika. Retrieved on April 15, 2014.]
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 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.
[" 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"]
Offices of foreign companies
Air China has an office on the 1st floor of the Uchihonmachi Green Building in Chūō-ku.
[" International Offices ." Air China. Retrieved on January 18, 2009.] Asiana Airlines operates a sales office on the 18th Floor of the Epson Osaka Building in Chūō-ku.
[" Worldwide Offices Japan ." Asiana Airlines. Retrieved on January 19, 2009.]
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
- Chūō 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
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Osaka Dental University Temmabashi Campus
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Osaka University of Economics Kitahama Campus
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Osaka Jogakuin Junior College
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Osaka Jogakuin University
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Hannan University Yodoyabashi Satellite Campus
Secondary Education
- Private schools
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Osaka Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School in
Notable people from Chūō-ku, Osaka
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Akinobu Okada, Japanese professional baseball player and manager
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Isuzu Yamada, Japanese stage and screen actress
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Koji Imada, Japanese musician, comedian and TV presenter
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Kosuke Gomi, Japanese novelist
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Kyū Sazanka, Japanese actor
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Naomi Osaka, Japanese tennis player
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Nakamura Ganjirō II, Japanese kabuki and film actor
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Ōnishiki Uichirō, Japanese professional sumo wrestler
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Sanjugo Naoki, Japanese novelist
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Tokuzō Tanaka, Japanese film director
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Toyoko Yamasaki, Japanese novelist
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Yoko Akino, Japanese actress
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Yusuke Hagihara, Japanese astronomer
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