Fukushima-ku, Osaka
Fukushima-ku (福島区) is one of 24 wards of Osaka city, Japan.
The ward is primarily a residential quarter, but has some office buildings and a commercial district, as well as factories and wholesale businesses. In recent years, many high rise apartment buildings and office buildings have been built in this ward, because it is close to the Umeda and Dōjima business centres.
As of 2008, the number of residents is 63,237.[1] Land area is 4.67 square km.[2] It is bordered by Yodo River on the north, and Dōjima River on the south.
History
This district (north part of Dōjima) was a suburban farm village during the Edo period, and large factories, especially textile factories, were built during the Meiji period. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. was established in 1918 in Fukushima-ku. Even today, there are many printing companies and automobile parts wholesalers in the ward. Prior to World War II, Osaka University Hospital and Osaka City Central Market was located here. After World War II, many office buildings were built around JR Fukushima station, because it is close to Umeda (business centre of western Japan). Other areas of Fukushima-ku were converted from factories into residential areas and commercial districts.
In recent years, high rise apartment buildings were built at many places in Fukushima-ku. In 2008, Hotarumachi was redeveloped at the former site of Osaka University Hospital.
Places of interest
Buildings
- City Tower Nishi-Umeda (residential) 177 m high 50 floors
- The Tower Osaka (residential) 177 m high 50 floors
- King Mansion Dōjimagawa (residential) 142 m high 43 floors
- City Tower Osaka Fukushima (residential) 129 m high 37 floors
- Fukushima Gardens Tower (residential) 118 m high 34 floors
- Osaka Nakanoshima Combined Government Office Building 115 m high 24 floors
- Gate Tower Building, with part of the Hanshin Expressway going directly through the 5th through 7th floors of the building
- Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
- Laxa Osaka, Hotel Hanshin
- Wiste (shopping centre)
Libraries
- Fukushima Municipal Libraries
Parks
Hospitals
- Oska Kouseinenkin Hospital
- Kansai Electric Power Co. Hospital
Department Store
- WISTE, department store
- JUSCO supermarket
- Yamada Denki, consumer electronics store
- Kohnan, hardware store
Company Headquarters
- Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
- Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (radio and TV broadcast)
- Osaka Nikkan Sports (newspaper)
Large Factories
- Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma : Osaka Center (Factory, Research centre)
- Shionogi : Research Laboratories
- Toppan Printing : Kansai Division (Office, Printing factory)
- Rengo : Yodogawa Factory (Paper manufacture)
- Fukuyama Transporting : Osaka distribution centre (Truck terminal)
Information and Communication
- NSPIXP-3 (IX) at Softbank IDC
Historical sites
- Fukuzawa Yukichi birthplace (at Hotarumachi)
- Sakaro-no-matsu monument
- Fukushima-tenmangu shrine
- Noda-ebisu-jinjya shrine
Transport links
Rail
- West Japan Railway Company
- Hanshin Electric Railway
- Osaka Municipal Subway
- Keihan Electric Railway
- Nakanoshima Line: Nakanoshima Station
Road
- Hanshin Expressway: Kobe Route and Ikeda Route
- National Highway Route 2
References
- ↑ Population on 2008/08/01, referred from Official Stat of Osaka City
- ↑ Land Area, referred from Official Stat of Fukushima-ku
External links
Media related to Fukushima-ku, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Fukushima (English)
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Coordinates: 34°41′32.48″N 135°28′20.03″E / 34.6923556°N 135.4722306°E