is one of 24 wards of Osaka in Japan.
Incidents and accidents
1970 Tenroku gas explosion 2021 Osaka building fire
Notable locations Kita-ku, particularly the Umeda area surrounding Osaka Station, is one of the main commercial centers of Osaka. Kita-ku is also a financial administration center, housing the headquarters of the Japan Mint and the Osaka branch of the Bank of Japan.
Firms headquartered in Kita-ku Daicel"Corporate Data." Daicel. Retrieved December 23, 2015. Daikin (Umeda Center Building)"Corporate Data ." Daikin. Retrieved July 28, 2014. Daiwa House FM802 Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Hankyu Railway Kansai Electric Power Company Kansai Telecasting Corporation Kaneka Corporation Mainichi Broadcasting System Nichibutsu"Nichibutsu Fact Book ." Nihon Bussan. Retrieved February 19, 2010. Nippon Paint"Corporate Profile." Nippon Paint. Retrieved October 13, 2016. Nipro"Corporate Data." Nipro. Retrieved April 3, 2014. Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners Santen Pharmaceutical" Company Overview." Santen Pharmaceutical. Retrieved April 14, 2014. Suntory Toyobo" Corporate Data." Toyobo. Retrieved March 3, 2015. West Japan Railway Company West Nippon Expressway Company (Dojima Avanza) Yanmar (Umeda Gate Tower) Zojirushi
Asahi Kasei, Itochu Corporation, Kuraray and Kaneka Corporation"Corporate Data." Kaneka Corporation. Retrieved February 26, 2016. each have "headquarters" in both Kita-ku and in Tokyo.
Firms with branch offices in Kita-ku Dentsu and Yomiuri Shimbun have branch offices in Kita-ku."Company details ." Dentsu. Retrieved November 9, 2009."組織体制 ." Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved March 5, 2010. Mazda has an office in the Umeda Sky Building Tower East."Offices ." Mazda. Retrieved October 29, 2009. Air France has an office on the third and sixth floors of the Shin-Sakurabashi Building in Umeda."Contact / Air France agencies." Air France Japan. Retrieved January 16, 2009. The office handles Aircalin-related inquiries."Contact Us ." Aircalin. Retrieved January 16, 2009. Google has an office in the Hankyu Grand Building in Kita-ku."Google Offices." Google. Retrieved July 12, 2009. Bandai Visual's Kansai Office opened in Kita-ku in March 1988; the division is now known as the Osaka Branch."History ." Bandai Visual. Retrieved March 16, 2010. Japan Airlines at one time operated a ticketing facility on the first floor of the Daiichi Seimei Building in Umeda, Kita-ku."JAL Group Offices Information." Japan Airlines. March 28, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2011. " 1st floor, Daiichi Seimei Bldg., 1-8-17 Umeda Kita-ku, Osaka City, 530-0001"
Diplomatic missions The Consulate-General of the United States in Osaka is located in Kita-ku. The Consulate-General of Belgium in Osaka is located on the twelfth floor of the Snow Crystal Building in Umeda, Kita-ku. The Consulate-General of Germany in Osaka is located on the thirty-fifth floor of the Umeda Sky Building Tower East in Kita-ku."List of Consulates in Kansai Area ." Creation Core Higashi Osaka. Retrieved January 15, 2009. The Consulate-General of Italy in Osaka is located since April 2013 on the 17th floor of the Nakanoshima Festival Tower in Nakanoshima.
Landmarks Umeda downtown
Commercial and business centre of Kansai region with many high-rise buildings and large underground complexes.
Nakanoshima island
Government facilities and museums, and office buildings are situated on this island. Notable establishments is City hall, Central Public Hall, Bank of Japan Osaka branch and Osaka International Convention Center. National Museum of Art, Osaka and Osaka Science Museum is also in this island.
Parks Nakanoshima Park Yodogawa riverside park and Kema-Sakuranomiya Park Ohgimachi Park Ogimachi Kids Park (Kids Plaza Osaka) Sakuranomiya Park Minami-Temma Park Umeada Umekita Gardens Grand Green Osaka
Shrines and Temples Kokubun-ji (Osaka) Osaka Temmangu Shrine
Others Tenjimbashisuji Shōtengai (the longest covered shopping street in Japan) Festival Hall The South Korean government maintains the Korea Education Institution (, ) in Kita-ku.
Department stores Hanshin Department Store Umeda Main Store Hankyu Department Store Umeda Main Store Daimaru Umeda-mise
Mass media Newspapers Mainichi Shimbun Osaka Office – Umeda Yomiuri Shimbun Osaka Office – Nozakicho Asahi Shimbun Osaka Office – Nakanoshima
Broadcasting stations Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS) – Chayamachi, TV and radio Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) – Oyodo-minami, TV and radio Kansai TV – Ogimachi, TV
Education High Schools Kita-ku is home to Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School (大阪府立北野高等学校), a public high school operated by the Osaka Prefecture. It is widely regarded as one of the leading public high schools in both Osaka Prefecture and Japan.
Universities Osaka Institute of Technology (Umeda Campus) International Professional University of Technology in Osaka Osaka Health and Medical University International Fashion Professional University (Osaka Campus) Takarazuka University (Osaka Umeda Campus)
International schools Osaka YMCA International School"Contact Us." Osaka YMCA International School. Retrieved November 1, 2015. "6-7-34, Nakatsu Kita-ku Osaka city 531-0071"
Railway 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)
Notable people from Kita-ku, Osaka Yasunari Kawabata - Japanese writer, 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature winner Etsuko Inada – Japanese figure skater Kagaku Murakami – Japanese painter and illustrator Kenta Kiritani – Japanese actor and singer Tetsuji Takechi – Japanese theatrical and film director, critic, and author Emiko Yagumo – Japanese silent film actress
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