Konohana-ku (此花区) is one of 24 wards of Osaka city, Japan. It stands at the mouth of the Yodo River. It is home to the popular western-style theme park of Universal Studios Japan. It will be the site of Expo 2025, a World's Fair to be held in 2025.[1]
Notable people from Konohana-ku, Osaka edit
- Miyavi, Japanese/Zainichi Korean guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer and actor (Real Name: Takamasa Ishihara, Nihongo: 石原 崇雅, Ishihara Takamasa)
- Masaru Hamaguchi (Nihongo: 濱口 優), Japanese comedian and member of Japanese comic duo Yoiko
- Ryohei Odai (Nihongo: 小田井 涼平), Japanese actor and voice actor (Gundam Seed and Kamen Rider Ryuki)
- You Yokoyama (Nihongo: 横山 裕), Japanese idol, singer, actor, scriptwriter, radio host, lyricist and member of Kanjani Eight
- Yuko Nasaka (Nihongo: 名坂有子), Japanese avant-garde artist
- Kasumi Saeki (Nihongo: 佐伯 霞), Japanese professional boxer and former WBO mini flyweight world champion
Transportation edit
Trains edit
- West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
- Osaka Loop Line: Nishikujō Station
- Sakurajima Line: Nishikujō Station - Ajikawaguchi Station - Universal City Station - Sakurajima Station
- Hanshin Namba Line: Nishikujō Station - Chidoribashi Station - Dempō Station
References edit
- ^ "Osaka Is World Expo 2025 Host | JAPAN Forward". Japan Forward. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
External links edit
Media related to Konohana-ku, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Konohana (in English)
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