Jōtō-ku, Osaka

Jōtō-ku (城東区) is one of the 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. "Jōtō" means "east of the castle", referring to Osaka Castle. It was separated from Higashinari and Asahi in 1943, and eastern Jōtō became Tsurumi in 1974. Jōtō-ku has the highest population density of any ward in a city-designated municipality in Japan, and is the only ward with a density that exceeds 20,000 people per square kilometre. When the special wards of Tokyo are also included, it is the sixth densest ward in the country after Toshima, Nakano, Arakawa, Bunkyō and Taitō. In recent years, there has been increased construction of high-rise condominiums in the western and northern parts of the ward, and the population of Jōtō-ku continues to grow.

Education

 * Colleges and universities:
 * Osaka Shin-ai College Joto Campus
 * Private schools:
 * Osaka Shin-Ai Jogakuin (girls' school from preschool to senior high school)

Rail

 * West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
 * Osaka Loop Line: Kyōbashi Station - Ōsakajōkōen Station
 * JR Tōzai Line / Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line): Kyōbashi Station - Shigino Station
 * Osaka Higashi Line: JR-Noe Station - Shigino Station
 * Osaka Metro
 * Tanimachi Line: Noe-Uchindai Station - Sekime-Takadono Station
 * Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line: Gamō-yonchōme Station - Imafuku-Tsurumi Station
 * Imazatosuji Line: Midoribashi Station - Shigino Station - Gamō-yonchōme Station - Sekime-Seiiku Station - Shimmori-Furuichi Station
 * Chūō Line: Fukaebashi Station
 * Keihan Electric Railway
 * Keihan Main Line: Noe Station - Sekime Station