is one of 24 wards of

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, 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

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( 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 songs in Man'yōshū, and another theory suggests it might come from the "amabe" in Higashi-narigun-amabe-gou, an ancient place name. The theory of the powerful family-clan name holds strongest.

Train stations located in Abeno-ku

* West Japan Railway Company (JR West) **

Hanwa Line The is a commuter rail line in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The 61.3 km (38.1 mi) line runs between Osaka and Wakayama, Japan and has a 1.7 km branchline ...

: Bishoen Station - Minami-Tanabe Station - Tsurugaoka Station *

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** Minami Osaka Line: Osaka Abenobashi Station - Koboreguchi Station * Hankai Tramway ** Uemachi Line: Tennoji-eki-mae Station -

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. Station layout ;Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line (T28) *an island platform serving two tracks under Abeno-suji. ;H ...

- Matsumushi Station - Higashi-Tengachaya Station - Kitabatake Station - Himematsu Station * Osaka Metro ** Midōsuji Line: Tennoji Station - Showacho Station - Nishitanabe Station ** Tanimachi Line:

- Fuminosato Station

Education

; College * Osaka Christian College * Osaka City University College of Nursing * Osaka Municipal College of Design ; Private schools: * Abeno Shogaku High School (formerly Osaka Girls' Senior High School) * Ohtani Junior and Senior High School

External links

Official website of Abeno
Wards of Osaka {{Osaka-geo-stub

History

Train stations located in Abeno-ku

Education

See also

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