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Minato (港区, Minato-ku) 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".
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Landmarks
[edit]- Kaiyukan (Osaka Aquarium)
- Port of Osaka
- Tempozan Harbor Village
- Modern Transportation Museum
- ORC 200
Mass media
[edit]- Radio Osaka (ORC 200 Building, Benten)
Train stations
[edit]Notable people from Minato-ku, Osaka
[edit]- 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
External links
[edit] Media related to Minato-ku, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Minato (in English)