Namba (Japanese: 難波, IPA: [namba]) is a district in Chūō and Naniwa wards of Osaka, Japan. It is regarded as the center of Osaka's Minami (ja:ミナミ, "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.

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Nankai Namba Station & Takashimaya Osaka Department Store
Nankai Namba Station & Takashimaya Osaka Department Store
Namba is located in Osaka Prefecture
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Namba is located in Japan
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Coordinates: 34°39′57″N 135°39′04″E / 34.66583°N 135.65111°E / 34.66583; 135.65111
Country Japan
PrefectureOsaka
CityOsaka
WardChūō

Railway stations

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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

References

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  1. ^ Rowthorn, Chris (2005). Minami. ISBN 9781741040852. Retrieved 2009-02-16.