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 Osaka Prefectural Government Osaka Prefectural Police Head Station Minami Police Station Higashi Police Station Osaka Contemporary Art Center

Mass media Broadcasting stations NHK Osaka Broadcasting Station - Otemae Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation - Shiromi Nichome (Osaka Business Park) TV Osaka - Otemae Newspapers Nihon Keizai Shimbun - Otemae

Economy Company headquarters Capcom - Uchihiranomachi"Locations." Capcom. Retrieved on August 12, 2011. "3-1-3 Uchihirano-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0037, Japan" Daimaru Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma - Dojomachi"Corporate Profile ." Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma. Retrieved on February 7, 2015. Iwatani Corporation - Hommachi JEX Co., Ltd. - Jekusu Kabushiki-gaisha Kansai Paint - Imabashi"Corporate Profile ." Kansai Paint. Retrieved on February 27, 2015. Kansai Urban Banking Corporation Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. - Otemae"Company Information ." Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. Retrieved on February 7, 2015. Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. - Dojomachi Mandom Corporation - Junikencho"Company Data." Mandom Corporation. Retrieved on February 7, 2015. Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation - Kitahama"Corporate Data." Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation. Retrieved on February 7, 2015. Morishita Jintan Co., Ltd. - Morinomiya Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. Nippon Life Insurance Company - Imabashi"Worldwide Network ." Nippon Life Insurance Company. Retrieved on February 7, 2015. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation (NTT West) - Bamba"Corporate Data." Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation. Retrieved on February 7, 2015. Ono Pharmaceutical - Kyutaro-machi"Business Locations." Ono Pharmaceutical. Retrieved on January 30, 2019. Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. - Hiranomachi"Contact Us." Osaka Gas. Retrieved on February 7, 2015. Osaka Exchange Inc. - Kitahama"Corporate Profile ." Osaka Exchange Inc. Retrieved on February 7, 2015. Resona Bank - Bingomachi"UHead Office Location - Osaka Head Office." Resona Bank. Retrieved on April 15, 2014. Sakura Color Products Corporation - Morinomiya"Corporate Profile ." Sakura Color Products Corporation. Retrieved on February 7, 2015. Shionogi - Dojomachi"Company Profile." Shionogi. Retrieved on February 7, 2015. Sumitomo Chemical - Kitahama"Corporate Profile." Sumitomo Chemical. Retrieved on February 7, 2015. Sumitomo Life Insurance Company - Shiromi (Osaka Business Park)"Overview." Sumitomo Life Insurance Company. Retrieved on February 7, 2015. 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" Takenaka Corporation - Hommachi"Corporate Profile." Takenaka Corporation. Retrieved on October 20, 2009. Teijin - Hommachi"Corporate Data." Teijin. Retrieved on February 7, 2015. 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." () 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 () "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 Amerikamura Dōtonbori National Bunraku Theater Osaka Business Park Osaka Castle Shinsaibashi

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 Osaka Dental University Temmabashi Campus Osaka University of Economics Kitahama Campus Osaka Jogakuin Junior College Osaka Jogakuin University Hannan University Yodoyabashi Satellite Campus

Secondary Education

Private schools Osaka Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School in

Notable people from Chūō-ku, Osaka Akinobu Okada, Japanese professional baseball player and manager Isuzu Yamada, Japanese stage and screen actress Koji Imada, Japanese musician, comedian and TV presenter Kosuke Gomi, Japanese novelist Kyū Sazanka, Japanese actor Naomi Osaka, Japanese tennis player Nakamura Ganjirō II, Japanese kabuki and film actor Ōnishiki Uichirō, Japanese professional sumo wrestler Sanjugo Naoki, Japanese novelist Tokuzō Tanaka, Japanese film director Toyoko Yamasaki, Japanese novelist Yoko Akino, Japanese actress Yusuke Hagihara, Japanese astronomer

References

External links

Chuo Ward Official Web Site OSAKA CITY 大阪市 中央区