Northern Osaka - Osaka settentrionale

Northern Osaka
(Osaka)
Shin-Osaka
Location
Northern Osaka - Location
StateJapan
RegionKansai

Northern Osaka is a district of the city of Osaka.

To know


How to orient yourself

Neighborhoods

  • 1 Higashiyodogawa-ku (東 淀 川 区)
  • 2 Nishiyodogawa-ku (西 淀 川 区)
  • 3 Yodogawa-ku (淀 川 区)


How to get

On the train

  • 1 Shin-Ōsaka station (新 大阪 駅, shin-ōsaka-eki) (Line Osaka Metro Midosuji line symbol.svg). Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen (新 幹線) trains arrive north of the city center. From Shin-Osaka you connect to the city center using the Midosuji subway line, or by connecting the JR local network for other destinations.
The distances and approximate prices of the main cities are as follows, from west to east:
  • From points west of Osaka, trains Nozomi depart from Okayama (¥ 6060, 45 min), Hiroshima (¥ 10,150, 80 min) and from Hakata a Fukuoka (¥ 14,890, 2 hours 15 mins). Japan Rail Pass holders can use the service instead Sakura (さ く ら) or Hikari, which travels at a speed comparable to the Nozomi and makes a few more stops, but its trains are shorter (trains with 8 carriages, compared to 16 on the Nozomi ). The trains Kodama slower ones connect the rest of the stations on the route.
  • Himeji (80 km): by Shinkansen, 30 minutes (¥ 2,500); JR line, 1 hour (¥ 1,200) every 15 minutes
  • Kobe (30 km): by Shinkansen, 15 minutes (¥ 1,200); JR line still offers a slightly faster and slightly more expensive service than Hankyu, 20 min (¥ 300) every 15 min. The other choice is the Hanshin Railway, which is identical to Hankyu in cost and similar over time, useful for getting to Koshien Stadium. All three last lines go to Osaka / Umeda in about 20 minutes.
  • Nara (40 km), South: JR line offers trains to Tennōji and Osaka stations, Kintetsu offers trains to Namba. Kintetsu Station in Nara is closer to Tōdaiji and Nara Park. 30 minutes (¥ 400), every 15 minutes.
  • Kyoto (50 km): by Shinkansen, 17 minutes (¥ 1,500); the JR line offers fast trains, but slightly more expensive, shin-kaisoku (special express) to Osaka Station: 30 minutes (¥ 550) every 15 minutes. The cheaper but slower alternative is the Hankyu Railway's limited express service Number prefix Hankyu Kyōto line.svg. Both lines terminate in the Umeda area of ​​Osaka. The Keihan railway Number prefix Keihan lines.png offers Kyoto-Osaka trains. Osaka's Yodoyabashi Terminal does not connect directly with JR, but it is possible to transfer to the JR Osaka Loop Line in Kyobashi. In Kyoto, the Keihan trains Number prefix Keihan lines.png and Hankyu Number prefix Hankyu Kyōto line.svg they do not connect with JR Kyoto station, but both travel to stations that are more convenient to reach the city center in 30-45 minutes.
  • Tokyo (550 km): trains Nozomi (の ぞ み) cover the one-way ride in about 2 hours and 15 minutes (¥ 14,050); The trains Hikari (ひ か り) take 3 hours and all trains Kodama (こ だ ま) take 4 hours (both ¥ 13750). With the Japan Rail Pass, there is no cost to take the Shinkansen if using the service Hikari or Kodama. There are trains every 10 minutes.
  • The trains Sakura depart from Kyushu, with service to Osaka available from Kumamoto (¥ 18,000, 3 hours and 15 mins) e Kagoshima (¥ 21,300, 4 hours). The trains Mizuho (み ず ほ) are slightly faster and slightly more expensive. If you have a Japan Rail Pass, the Mizuho cannot be used.
  • From Nagoya, an alternative to Shinkansen is Kintetsu's limited premium express service, the Urban Liner (ア ー バ ン ラ イ ナ ー) which goes directly to Namba. Travel times are just two hours each way, with departures at 0 and 30 minutes past the hour at a cost of ¥ 4150. By comparison, the shinkansen takes just under an hour for ¥ 5670. Shin-Ōsaka Station on Wikipedia Shin-Ōsaka station (Q801438) on Wikidata 

By bus

  • 2 Hankyu Highway Bus - Shin-Osaka Terminal Bus (阪急 高速 バ ス バ ス の り ば 新 大阪 タ ー ミ ナ ル), Yodogawa-ku, Miyahara, 1 Chome − 1, １ 階, 3 新 大阪 阪急 ビ ル (Next to Shin-Osaka station), ☎ 81 6-6866-3147. Itami Airport Limousine Bus (¥ 500, approx. 25 min.) And Kansai (¥ 1,550, 90 min.). 
Roads passing through northern Osaka
to Sanyo Shinkansen icon.png ← OR Tokaido Shinkansen icon.png IS → Kyoto → Nagoya
Hiroshima ← Okayama←Shin-Kobe ← OR Sanyo Shinkansen icon.png IS → to Tokaido Shinkansen icon.png
Sannomiya ← Nishinomiya←Osaka ← OR JR Tokaido icon.png IS → Suita → Ibaraki → Kyoto
Sannomiya ← Koshien ← Amagasaki ← OR Number prefix Hanshin Railway.png IS → Oasaka Nanba
Umeda ← S. Number prefix Hankyu Kyoto line.png IS → Ibarakishi → Nagaokatenjin → Kawaramachi
end ← S. Number prefix Hankyu Kyoto line.png IS → Katsura → towards the Arashiyama line → Arashiyama
Takarazuka ← Ikeda ← Toyonaka ← No. Number prefix Hankyu Takarazuka line.svg S. → Umeda
Sannomiya ← Nishinomiya Kitaguchi ← OR Number prefix Hankyu Kobe line.png S. → Umeda
Senri-Chuo ← verse Kitakyu-logo.svg ← Esaka ← No. Osaka Metro Midosuji line symbol.svg S. → Umeda → Nanba → Tennoji
end ← No. Osaka Metro Imazatosuji line symbol.svg S. → Taishibashi-Imaichi → Shigino → Imazato


How to get around


What see

  • 1 Open air museum and old farms (日本 民家 集 落 博物館 nihon minka shūraku hakubutsukan), Ryokuchi-koen (Take the Midosuji subway line to Ryokuchi.). Ecb copyright.svg¥ 500. Simple icon time.svgTue-Sun. Ryokuchi Park is enchanting, and houses a museum of a dozen old Edo-period farms, moved across the country and lovingly rebuilt. In addition, tools, furniture and the like are exhibited. You can go to Himeji-jo or the old palace of Kyoto and see how the rulers lived, but come here to see how humble people lived. Thanks to the efforts of an Australian volunteer, they have a great new brochure in English. 


What to do

  • 1 Osaka Yodogawa indoor pool (大阪 市立 淀 川 屋内 プ ー ル), 2-3-1 Juso-Higaqshi Yodogawa-ku (6 minutes walk from the east exit of Hankyu Juso station), ☎ 81 6-6885-1711. Ecb copyright.svg¥ 700 swimming pool, ¥ 600 training, ¥ 1000 swimming pool and training.. Simple icon time.svgMon-Fri 9: 00-21: 30, Sat-Sun 9: 00-19: 30. Heated pool and gym. 


Shopping


How to have fun


Where to eat


Where stay

Moderate prices

  • 1 Shin-Osaka Youth Hostel, １ 丁目 -13-13 東 中 島, 東 淀 川 区 大阪 市 大阪 府 533-0033 (One block from the east exit of Shin-Osaka station). Ecb copyright.svg¥ 3500. A clean, modern and welcoming youth hostel. 
  • 2 Mystays Shin Osaka, 6-2-19 Nishi-Nakajima Yodogawa-ku (10 minutes walk from Shin-Osaka station - walk towards the Washington Plaza hotel and go under Highway 423), ☎ 81 6-6302-5571. Ecb copyright.svgThe website lists singles starting at ¥ 8300, although cheaper rates can be found when searching for availability. Small, clean rooms and a bit of a walk from the train station, but can't be beat for the price. Some of the staff speak English. Some rates include buffet breakfast in the hotel restaurant (€ 1100 extra). Family Mart and Lawson convenience stores are half a block away, while a 7-Eleven with international ATM access is across the street from Shin-Osaka Station. 
  • 3 Business Hotel OK, 1-10-11 Jusohigashi Yodogawa-ku (5 minutes walk from Umeda Station (Osaka) or Shin-Osaka Station.), ☎ 816-6305-5021. Ecb copyright.svgRooms from ¥ 4500 single, ¥ 5000 double. 

Average prices

  • 4 New Osaka Hotel, 5-14-10 Nishinakajima Yodogawa (3 minutes walk from Shin-Osaka station), ☎ 81 6-6305-2345. Ecb copyright.svgRooms from ¥ 8085 single, ¥ 16170 double / twin. 


How to keep in touch

Useful information

  • Osaka Visitors Information Center - Shin-Osaka, 3F JR Shin-Osaka Sta. 5-16-1 Nishinakajima Yodogawa-k (inside JR Shin-Osaka station), ☎ 816-63053311. Simple icon time.svgMon-Sun 9: 00-18: 00. 


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