Minato-ku, Osaka

Minato (港区, Minato-ku) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 7.9 km², and a population of 84,961. Literally translated, Minato-ku means "Harbor Ward".

Location of Minato-ku in Osaka City

Kaiyukan aquarium

Kaiyukan Ferris wheel

ORC 200 buildings

Landmarks

• Kaiyukan (Osaka Aquarium)
• Port of Osaka
• Tempozan Harbor Village
• Modern Transportation Museum
• ORC 200

Mass media

• Radio Osaka (ORC 200 Building, Benten)

Train stations

West Japan Railway Company (JR West)

Osaka Loop Line

Bentencho Station

Osaka Metro

Chūō Line

Osakako Station - Asashiobashi Station - Bentencho Station

Notable people from Minato-ku, Osaka

• Hideo Nomo, Japanese former baseball pitcher
• Kaori Kozai, Japanese enka singer
• Machiko Kyō, Japanese actress
• Ryōma Nishikawa, Japanese baseball player
• Tadao Ando, Japanese architect, Pritzker Prize winner

External links

Media related to Minato-ku, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Minato (in English)