Kita-ku, Osaka

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Kita (北区 Kita-ku) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan.

Contents 1 Landmarks 1.1 Umeda 1.2 Others 2 Department stores 3 Mass medias 3.1 Newspapers 3.2 Broadcasting stations 4 Train stations 5 External links

[edit] Landmarks

[edit] Umeda

• See Umeda for details.

[edit] Others

• Ogimachi Kids Park
  • Kids Plaza Osaka
• Tenjimbashisuji Shōtengai (the longest covered shopping street in Japan)
• Festival Hall

[edit] Department stores

• Hanshin Department Store
• Hankyu Department Store
• Daimaru Umeda-mise

[edit] Mass medias

[edit] Newspapers

• Mainichi Shimbun Osaka Office - Umeda
• Yomiuri Shimbun Osaka Office - Nozakicho
• Asahi Shimbun Osaka Office - Nakanoshima

[edit] Broadcasting stations

• Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS) - Chayamachi, TV and radio
• Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) - Oyodo-minami, TV and radio
• Kansai TV - Ogimachi, TV

[edit] Train stations

Terminals:

• Osaka Station (JR West)
• Umeda Station (Hankyu, Hanshin, Osaka Subway)
• Yodoyabashi Station (Keihan, Osaka Subway)

The following stations are also connected to Osaka and Umeda by underground passageways:

• Kitashinchi Station (JR West)
• Higashi-Umeda Station (Osaka Subway)
• Nishi-Umeda Station (Osaka Subway)

Other stations in Kita-ku:

• Minami-morimachi Station (Osaka Subway)
• Nakatsu Station (Hankyu)
• Nakatsu Station (Osaka Subway)
• Nakazakicho Station (Osaka Subway)
• Ogimachi Station (Osaka Subway)
• Osaka-Temmangu Station (JR West)
• Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchōme Station (Hankyu, Osaka Subway)
• Temma Station (JR West)

[edit] External links

• Official website of Kita (English)