Ikuno-ku, Osaka

Location of Ikuno-ku in Osaka City

A typical residential area of Ikuno-ku

Ikuno-ku (生野区) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan.

The Tsuruhashi (鶴橋) area of Ikuno-ku is well-known for the large number of Korean-Japanese citizens (Zainichi Korean) living there, as well as for its large number of yakiniku (Korean-style barbecue) restaurants. Many families from Korea have lived in the Tsuruhashi district for three generations or more.

Transport

Rail

• West Japan Railway Company (These stations are located in Tennoji-ku but close to Ikuno-ku.)
  • Osaka Loop Line: Teradacho Station - Momodani Station - Tsuruhashi Station
• Kintetsu
  • Osaka Line and Nara Line: Tsuruhashi Station - Imazato Station
• Osaka Municipal Subway
  • Sennichimae Line: Shoji Station - Kita-Tatsumi Station - Minami-Tatsumi Station

Road

• Katsuyama dori
• Imazatosuji
• National Route 25
• Uchi-kanjosen

Notable people

• Akiko Wada, singer and talent

External links

Media related to Ikuno-ku, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Ikuno (English)