is a primarily commercial district in the northern part of

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, Japan. The district has completed several urban renewal projects centered around the

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's Ōsaki Station, which include Ōsaki New City in 1987, Gate City Ōsaki in 1999, Art Village Ōsaki in 2007, Oval Court Ōsaki in 2004, and ThinkPark in 2007. Rissho University, its predecessor established in 1580 and reorganized into a university in 1924, is a

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with the main campus in Ōsaki. The 55th

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Tanzan Ishibashi served as this school's president from 1952 to 1968. Ōsaki is now one of the seven officially designated by the

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Economy

MOS Burger , doing business as (which stands for "Mountain Ocean Sun"), is an international fast-food restaurant chain (fast-casual) from Japan. Its headquarters are in the ThinkPark Tower in Ōsaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo. At one time its headquarters wer ...

has its headquarters in the ThinkPark Tower in Ōsaki.

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and Lawson have their headquarters in the East Tower of Gate City Ohsaki in Ōsaki. Nippon Chemi-Con, an electronic components manufacturer and Topy Industries, a machinery and automotive components company, are also headquartered in the district.Offices
" Topy Industries. Retrieved on March 22, 2018.

Transportation

Ōsaki is well connected to other areas in Tokyo through rail and road transport. Ōsaki Station is on the

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. Ōsaki also has

Ōsaki-Hirokōji Station is a station on the Tōkyū Ikegami Line in southeast Tokyo, Japan. The line originally terminated at this station, but was later extended to nearby Gotanda Station, a mere away. It is also within walking distance from Osaki Station. Station l ...

on the Tōkyū Ikegami Line.

References

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