Tennōji-ku, Osaka

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Tennoji (天王寺区, -ku) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is named after the Shitennoji (Temple of the Four Heavenly Kings), which is located in the ward.

Contents 1 General information 1.1 Attractions 2 Entertainment 3 Resources 4 Train stations 4.1 JR Stations 4.2 Osaka Municipal Subway Stations 4.3 Private Railway Stations 5 External links

[edit] General information

Tennoji Station is the city's main southeastern rail terminal, and is the terminus of the Hanwa Line and the Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line. Consequently it has become a built up area in southern Osaka. The buildings around the station include, the Kintetsu department store, Mio, Station Plaza, and Hoop shopping malls, Apollo Moive Theater and Lucias department store. It addition there are several shopping streets in the area including Abenobashisuji.

[edit] Attractions

• Shinsekai district and Tsutenkaku Tower
• Shitennō-ji Temple is a historical site only 10 minutes by foot from Tennoji.
• Tennoji Park, (immediately west of the station), includes a museum and Tennoji Zoo.
• Tobita brothel district

[edit] Entertainment

Tennoji is a 'love it or hate it' kind of place. People either think it's the 'the real Osaka' a lively, traditional neighborhood with tasty food and vibrant culture - or they get turned off by the slightly rundown and gritty atmosphere. Whichever camp you fall into, there's no denying that the area has some pretty singular attractions on offer.

Tennoji itself is home to the excellent Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, Tennoji Zoo, the Keitaku-en Japanese garden (built by the Sumitomo Corporation) and the Tennoji Botanical Garden. There are three major shopping centers right by Tennoji Station: Mio, a hip, upscale mall, Kintetsu Department Store and Hoop, the area's answer to Umeda's HEP Five.

The nearby Shinseikai entertainment district was established in the early part of the last century, and still teems with scores of atmospheric little eateries. It is overlooked by the Tsutenkaku tower, one of Osaka's most famous and oddly endearing symbols.

[edit] Resources

• Osaka InfoGuide

[edit] Train stations

[edit] JR Stations

• Tennoji Station (Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, and Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line))
• Teradacho Station (Osaka Loop Line)
• Momodani Station (Osaka Loop Line)
• Tsuruhashi Station (Osaka Loop Line)

[edit] Osaka Municipal Subway Stations

• Tamatsukuri Station (Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line)
• Tanimachi Kyu-chome Station (Tanimachi Line and Sennichimae Line)
• Tsuruhashi Station (Sennichimae Line)
• Shitennoji-mae Yuhigaoka Station (Tanimachi Line)
• Tennoji Station (Midosuji Line and Tanimachi Line)

[edit] Private Railway Stations

• Uehommachi Station (Kintetsu Osaka Line and Namba Line)
• Tsuruhashi Station (Kintetsu Osaka Line)
• Osaka Abenobashi Station (Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line), in Abeno-ku
• Tennoji-eki-mae Station (Hankai Uemachi Line), in Abeno-ku

[edit] External links

• Official website of Tennoji (English)