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Namba

Namba is a district in Chūō and Naniwa wards of Osaka, Japan. It is regarded as the center of Osaka's Minami region. Its name came from a variation of Naniwa, the former name of Osaka. Namba hosts some of the city's main south-central railway terminals, as JR, Kintetsu, Nankai, Hanshin, and three Osaka Metro subway lines all have stations within this region.

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Coordinates: 34°39′57″N 135°39′04″E / 34.66583°N 135.65111°E / 34.66583; 135.65111
Country Japan
PrefectureOsaka
CityOsaka
WardChūō and Naniwa

Namba (Japanese: 難波, IPA: [namba]) is a district in Chūō and Naniwa wards of Osaka, Japan. It is regarded as the center of Osaka's Minami (ja:ミナミ, "South") region.1 Its name came from a variation of Naniwa, the former name of Osaka. Namba hosts some of the city's main south-central railway terminals, as JR, Kintetsu, Nankai, Hanshin, and three Osaka Metro subway lines all have stations within this region.

Railway stations

Namba Station
●Nankai Electric Railway
●Nankai Line
●Koya Line
Osaka Metro
●Midōsuji Line (M20)
●Yotsubashi Line (Y15)
●Sennichimae Line (S16)
JR Namba Station
●JR West
●Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line)
Ōsaka Namba Station
●Kintetsu
Namba Line (through service to the Nara Line)
●Hanshin Railway
●Hanshin Namba Line
References

References

  1. Rowthorn, Chris (2005). Minami. ISBN 9781741040852. Retrieved 2009-02-16.