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Abeno-ku, Osaka
is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is located in southern Osaka city and has a population of over 107,000. In the northern part of Abeno, Abenobashi, there is the Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line which terminates at Abenobashi Station, the Midōsuji Line and Tanimachi Line of the Osaka Municipal Subway at Tennoji Station, and the Hankai Tramway's Uemachi Line which terminates at Tennoji-eki-mae Station. The Abenobashi area of Abeno is a commercial area where department stores and movie theatres are located. Abeno is a home for Sharp Corporation ( Nagaike-cho). History When Osaka city increased its number of wards from 15 to 22 on April 1, 1943, Sumiyoshi ward was divided into three "new" wards, one of which was Abeno, the others being Higashi-Sumiyoshi ward and Sumiyoshi ward. There are varying theories as to the origin of the name "Abeno". One is that it was the name of a powerful family-clan in ancient Japan, another suggests it might come from one of Yamabe no Akahito's son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minami Osaka Line
is a railway line operated by Kintetsu Railway connecting in Osaka and in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture via Osaka's southern suburb cities of Matsubara, Fujiidera and Habikino in Osaka Prefecture, and Katsuragi and Yamato-Takada in Nara Prefecture. The line is the major access from Osaka to southern part of Nara Basin, and together with the Yoshino Line is the main access to the Yoshino refuge of Emperor Godaigo, a popular tourism destination, especially during spring. The network formed by this line and some branch lines use a track gauge of , making them the only lines of the Kintetsu network at this gauge, other lines of Kintetsu are 1435mm gauge and 762mm gauge. History The first section of the line opened in 1898 in a part between Kashiwara Station and Furuichi Station by . The next year took over the line, then the company renamed itself . The railway constructed its own access line to Osaka center, completed in 1923 and electrified at 1,500 V DC, then the highest vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishitanabe Station
is a subway station on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. Layout There are two side platforms with two tracks underground. Surroundings *Sharp Corporation Headquarters *Nagaike Park *Nagai Stadium , known as the Yanmar Stadium Nagai ( ja, ヤンマースタジアム長居) for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Osaka, Japan. It is the home ground of J. League club Cerezo Osaka. The stadium has a seating capacity of 47,000. History When N ... (North) * Tsurugaoka Station Abeno-ku, Osaka Osaka Metro stations Railway stations in Japan opened in 1952 {{Osaka-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka Metro
The is a major rapid transit system in the Osaka Metropolitan Area of Japan, operated by the Osaka Metro Company, Ltd. It serves the city of Osaka and the adjacent municipalities of Higashiosaka, Kadoma, Moriguchi, Sakai, Suita, and Yao. Osaka Metro forms an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka (part of the Kansai region), having 123 out of the 1,108 rail stations (2007) in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010, the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily (see Transport in Keihanshin) of which the Osaka Municipal Subway (as it was then known) accounted for 2.29 million. Osaka Metro is the only subway system in Japan to be legally classified as a tramway, whereas all other subway systems in Japan are legally classified as railways. Despite this, it has characteristics typical of a full-fledged metro system. Overview The network's first service, the Midōsuji Line from to , opened in 1933. As a north–south trunk rout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitabatake Station
Kitabatake (written: 北畠 lit. "north terraced field") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese ''kuge'' *, Japanese warlord *, Japanese ''kuge'' and writer *, Japanese archer *, Japanese poet and writer {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higashi-Tengachaya Station
is a tramway stop in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan on the Hankai Tramway Uemachi Line. Layout A side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platfo ... is located on each track, before passing the tramway crossing (Seimei-dōri). Adjacent stations Abeno-ku, Osaka Railway stations in Osaka Railway stations in Japan opened in 1900 {{Osaka-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abeno Station
is a metro station on the Tanimachi Line of the Osaka Metro and a tram stop on the Hankai Uemachi Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. Layout ;Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line (T28) *an island platform serving two tracks under Abeno-suji. ;Hankai Uemachi Line (HN02) *two side platforms serving a track each on Abeno-suji. Surroundings Public *Osaka City Abeno Life Safety Learning Center *Abeno Kumin Center **Osaka Municipal Abeno Library * Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc. Abeno Substation Market *Abeno BELTA ** Kansai Super * abeno CUES TOWN *Abeno Marche * Kintetsu Department Store Others *Tsuji Group (cooking school) *Magata Shōten (Tonkatsu is a Japanese dish that consists of a breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet. It involves coating slices of pork with panko (bread crumbs), and then frying them in oil. The two main types are fillet and loin. Tonkatsu is also the basis of other ... KYK, Curry San Marco) * Tobita Shinchi Stations next to Abeno External links O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hankai Uemachi Line
The is a tramway line of Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd. in Osaka, Japan. History *September 20, 1900 – Osaka Horse Rail Co. (, ''Osaka Basha Tetsudo'') from Tennoji-nishimon-mae to Higashi-Tengachaya was opened, with gauge rails. *November 29, 1900 – The line was extended from Higashi-Tengachaya to Kamisumiyoshi (Present: Kaminoki). *December 27, 1902 – The line was extended from Kamisumiyoshi to Shimosumiyoshi (Later: Sumiyoshijinja-mae, Present: Sumiyoshi). *1907 – Renamed "Osaka Densha Rail Co." (), then "Naniwa Densha Tram Co." (). *February 1, 1908 – The line was abandoned for the gauge conversion to standard gauge and electrification. *December 24, 1909 – Nankai Railway consolidated Naniwa Densha Tram, then became the Uemachi Line. *October 1, 1910 – The Uemachi Line was reopened after the completion of the gauge conversion and electrification. Tram operations were restarted between Tennoji-nishimon-mae and Sumiyoshijinja-mae. *January 19, 1911 – Through operati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
