Naniwa Ward, situated roughly in the center of Osaka City, is conveniently located in terms of communication channels to Sakai, Izumi, Wakayama, Kobe and Nara. For this reason, since ancient times it has been a small-medium commercial and industrial area.
Almost the entire district was leveled in air attacks in March, 1945, but with the completion of the land readjustment project for recovering war damage, today roads and cityscape have not only been restored but greatly improved.
This ward is the site of a number of commercial complexes – “Denden Town,” home to electric appliance shops, “Shin Sekai (New World)” famous for Tsutenkaku Tower (the tower reaching to heaven) and “Janjan Alley”, and “Namba City, OCAT, Namba Parks.”
Imamiya Ebisu Shrine which sponsors the lively Toka Ebisu Fair, and Gansen-ji Temple where the famous Kare Sansui (dry landscape) style garden is located, are listed among the historic shrines and temples of Japan. In addition there are the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (Osaka Furitsu Taiiku Kaikan) where the Grand Sumo Tournament is held in March (Ozumo Sangatsu Basho), and “Liberty Osaka,” the Osaka Human Rights Museum famous as the first general museum concerning human rights in Japan,.
For public transportation facilities, there is a network of subways,
JR and private railways criss-crossing throughout the ward.
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Statistical Profiles of the ward(Estimate as of
January 1, 2012)
Area : |
4.37km2 |
Population : |
Total |
63,382 |
Males |
32,151 |
Females |
31,231 |
Number of households : |
43,339 |
Population density : |
14,504/km2 |
Growth of Population and Households (Source: Population Census of Japan)
Year |
Number
of households |
Population |
Name
of research |
Total |
Male |
Female |
2000 |
29,591 |
50,188 |
26,104 |
24,084 |
Population
Census of Japan |
2001 |
30,833 |
51,528 |
26,709 |
24,819 |
Estimated
Population (as of October 1) |
2002 |
31,780 |
52,101 |
26,913 |
25,188 |
Estimated
Population (as of October 1) |
2003 |
32,799 |
52,934 |
27,249 |
25,685 |
Estimated
Population (updated April 1) |
2004 |
32,846 |
52,905 |
27,210 |
25,695 |
Estimated
Population (updated April 1) |
2005 |
34,279 |
54,174 |
27,694 |
26,480 |
Population
Census of Japan |
2006 |
35,405 |
55,982 |
28,714 |
27,268 |
Estimated
Population (as of October 1) |
2007 |
36,566 |
56,953 |
29,338 |
27,615 |
Estimated
Population (as of October 1) |
2008 |
37,432 |
57,936 |
29,911 |
28,025 |
Estimated
Population (as of October 1) |
2009 |
38,593 |
59,076 |
30,689 |
28,387 |
Estimated
Population (as of October 1) |
2010 |
42,392 |
61,745 |
31,306 |
30,439 |
Population Census of Japan |
2011 |
42,313 |
63,149 |
32,029 |
31,120 |
Estimated Population (as of October 1) |
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