Minato-ku, Osaka

Minato (港区) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 7.9 km2, and a population of 84,961. Literally translated, Minato-ku means "Harbor Ward".

Landmarks

 * Kaiyukan (Osaka Aquarium)
 * Port of Osaka
 * Tempozan Harbor Village
 * Modern Transportation Museum
 * ORC 200

Mass media

 * Radio Osaka (ORC 200 Building, Benten)

Train stations

 * West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
 * Osaka Loop Line
 * Bentencho Station


 * Osaka Metro
 * Chūō Line
 * Osakako Station - Asashiobashi Station - Bentencho Station

Notable people from Minato-ku, Osaka

 * Hideo Nomo, Japanese former baseball pitcher
 * Kaori Kozai, Japanese enka singer
 * Machiko Kyō, Japanese actress
 * Ryōma Nishikawa, Japanese baseball player
 * Tadao Ando, Japanese architect, Pritzker Prize winner