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

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 RailwayNankai LineKoya Line

Osaka Metro

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

Namba Line (through service to the Nara Line)

Hanshin RailwayHanshin Namba Line

Notes and References

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