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Encyclopedia > Namba
Nankai Namba Station & Takashimaya Osaka Department Store
Nankai Namba Station & Takashimaya Osaka Department Store

Namba (難波, Nanba), also known as Minami, is a district of Osaka, Japan. Its name is a variation on the name of the surrounding ward, Naniwa. Namba is best known as the city's main south-central railway terminus: JR, Kintetsu, the Nankai Railway, and three lines of the Osaka Municipal Subway have stations there. Nankai Nanba Station&Takashimaya Nanba Department Store Photography person : MASA Photography day :September, 2004 This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Nankai Nanba Station&Takashimaya Nanba Department Store Photography person : MASA Photography day :September, 2004 This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Osaka Castle, Ōsaka-jō Umeda district of Osaka Location in Japan Osaka City  listen? (大阪市; Ōsaka-shi) is the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ... Naniwa (浪速区; -ku) is a ward in Osaka, Japan. ... Approximate areas that the JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Shikoku, and JR Kyushu Companies cover. ... The Kintetsu Corporation (近畿日本鉄道株式会社 Kinki Nippon Tetsudō Kabushiki Gaisha), better known as Kintetsu (近鉄), is Japanese largest private railway company. ... Categories: Osaka | Railway companies of Japan | Rail stubs ...


Some of the most famous images of Osaka, including the Glico Man and the Giant Crab, are located around the Dotonbori canal in Namba. Namba is also known as an entertainment district, and hosts many of the city's most popular bars, restaurants, nightclubs, arcades, and pachinko parlors. The area is also known for shopping, with the Takashimaya department store (for older styles) and the sprawling underground Namba City shopping mall (for newer styles). Dotonbori (道頓堀) is a canal in Osaka, Japan, known for its surrounding theatres, shops, and restaurants; above all, the area is famous for the colourful signs advertising all of these. ... Pachinko parlor Pachinko players Pachinko (パチンコ) is a device used for gambling and is related to pinball machines. ... Namba Station and Takashimaya Osaka Department Store Takashimaya Co. ...


Namba Parks is a new development consisting of a high office building, called "Parks Tower," and a 120-tenant shopping mall with rooftop garden. Various kinds of restaurants (Japanese, Korean, Italian, etc.) are located on the 6th floor, and shops on the 2nd to 5th floors. Parks Garden features enough greenery to help visitors forget that they’re in the middle of the city. There is also an amphitheater for live shows, as well as space for small personal vegetable gardens and wagon shops. Namba Parks Namba Parks (なんばパークス) is a new development consisting of a high office building, called Parks Tower and a 120-tenant shopping mall with rooftop garden. ...


Namba is located in Chuo and Naniwa wards. Osaka Castle Chuo (中央区; -ku) is a ward in Osaka, Japan. ... Naniwa (浪速区; -ku) is a ward in Osaka, Japan. ...


Train stations

Namba Station
JR Namba Station
Kintetsu Namba Station

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Namba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (258 words)
Namba is best known as the city's main south-central railway terminus: JR, Kintetsu, the Nankai Railway, and three lines of the Osaka Municipal Subway have stations there.
Namba is also known as an entertainment district, and hosts many of the city's most popular bars, restaurants, nightclubs, arcades, and pachinko parlors.
Namba Parks is a new development consisting of a high office building, called "Parks Tower," and a 120-tenant shopping mall with rooftop garden.
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