Location of Konohana-ku in Osaka City
Konohana-ku (此花区 ) is one of 24
wards of
Osaka city , Japan. It stands at the mouth of the
Yodo River . It is home to the popular western-style theme park of
Universal Studios Japan . It will be the site of
Expo 2025 , a
World's Fair to be held in 2025.
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Notable people from Konohana-ku, Osaka
Miyavi , Japanese/
Zainichi Korean guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer and actor (Real Name: Takamasa Ishihara,
Nihongo : 石原 崇雅, Ishihara Takamasa )
Masaru Hamaguchi (
Nihongo : 濱口 優),
Japanese comedian and member of Japanese
comic duo
Yoiko
Ryohei Odai (
Nihongo : 小田井 涼平), Japanese actor and
voice actor (
Gundam Seed and
Kamen Rider Ryuki )
You Yokoyama (
Nihongo : 横山 裕),
Japanese idol , singer, actor, scriptwriter, radio host, lyricist and member of
Kanjani Eight
Yuko Nasaka (
Nihongo : 名坂有子), Japanese
avant-garde artist
Kasumi Saeki (
Nihongo : 佐伯 霞), Japanese
professional boxer and former
WBO
mini flyweight
world champion
Transportation
Trains
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Hanshin Electric Railway
References
External links
Media related to
Konohana-ku, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons
34°40′59″N 135°27′8″E / 34.68306°N 135.45222°E / 34.68306; 135.45222
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