Namba Explained

Namba
Settlement Type:Chōme
Pushpin Map:Japan Osaka Prefecture#Japan
Coordinates:34.6658°N 135.6511°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Japan
Subdivision Type1:Prefecture
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Type3:Ward
Subdivision Name1:Osaka
Subdivision Name2:Osaka
Subdivision Name3:Chūō and Naniwa

Namba (pronounced as /ja/) is a district in Chūō and Naniwa wards of Osaka, Japan. It is regarded as the center of Osaka's Minami ("South") region.[1] Its name came from a variation of Naniwa, the former name of Osaka. Namba hosts some of the city's main south-central railway terminals, as JR, Kintetsu, Nankai, Hanshin, and three Osaka Metro subway lines all have stations within this region.

Railway stations

Namba Station
●Nankai Electric Railway●Nankai Line●Koya Line

Osaka Metro

●Midōsuji Line (M20)●Yotsubashi Line (Y15)●Sennichimae Line (S16)
JR Namba Station
●JR West●Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line)
Ōsaka Namba Station
●Kintetsu

Namba Line (through service to the Nara Line)

●Hanshin Railway●Hanshin Namba Line

Notes and References

  1. Book: Minami . 9781741040852 . 2009-02-16. Rowthorn . Chris . 2005 .