Konohana-ku, Osaka

Location of Konohana-ku in Osaka City

Konohana-ku (此花区) is one of 24 wards of Osaka city, Japan. It stands at the mouth of the Yodo River. It is home to the popular western-style theme park of Universal Studios Japan. It will be the site of Expo 2025, a World's Fair to be held in 2025.[1]

Notable people from Konohana-ku, Osaka

  • Miyavi, Japanese/Zainichi Korean guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer and actor (Real Name: Takamasa Ishihara, Nihongo: 石原 崇雅, Ishihara Takamasa)
  • Masaru Hamaguchi (Nihongo: 濱口 優), Japanese comedian and member of Japanese comic duo Yoiko
  • Ryohei Odai (Nihongo: 小田井 涼平), Japanese actor and voice actor (Gundam Seed and Kamen Rider Ryuki)
  • You Yokoyama (Nihongo: 横山 裕), Japanese idol, singer, actor, scriptwriter, radio host, lyricist and member of Kanjani Eight
  • Yuko Nasaka (Nihongo: 名坂有子), Japanese avant-garde artist
  • Kasumi Saeki (Nihongo: 佐伯 霞), Japanese professional boxer and former WBO mini flyweight world champion

Transportation

Trains

West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
  • Osaka Loop Line: Nishikujō Station
  • Sakurajima Line: Nishikujō Station - Ajikawaguchi Station - Universal City Station - Sakurajima Station
Hanshin Electric Railway
  • Hanshin Namba Line: Nishikujō Station - Chidoribashi Station - Dempō Station
Osaka Metro
  • Chūō Line: Yumeshima Station

References

  1. ↑ "Osaka Is World Expo 2025 Host | JAPAN Forward". Japan Forward. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

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