Nishi-ku, Osaka

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Location of Nishi-ku in Osaka City

Nishi (西区, Nishi-ku^?) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is in the west of central Osaka ("Nishi" means "west"), and is generally flat. 80% of the area was destroyed by bombing in World War II, and was not regenerated until the mid 1960s.^[1]

[edit] Governments and International organizations

Local government

Osaka city, Nishi ward office (at near Metro Nishi-Nagahori Station)

Consulate

Chinese Consulate (at near Metro Awaza Station)^[2]

[edit] Culture

Central Osaka Library ( near Metro Nishi-Nagahori Station)
Utsubo Park
Osaka Dome baseball stadium

[edit] Economy

Konica Minolta has its Osaka office in the ward.^[3]

Hainan Airlines operates an office on the fifth floor of the Century Building in Nishi-ku.^[4]

[edit] Diplomatic missions

The Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Osaka is located in Nishi-ku.^[5]

[edit] References

^ Nishi Ward Official Website - "Ward Overview", retrieved 10 September 2007
^ http://www.m-osaka.com/en/consulate/index.html
^ "Company Overview." Konica Minolta. Retrieved on May 12, 2009.
^ "Contact Us." Hainan Airlines. Retrieved on July 22, 2011. "Century　Bldg5F　1-4-16　Kyomachibori Nishi-Ku, Osaka, Japan"
^ "List of Consulates in Kansai Area." Creation Core Higashi Osaka. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.