Namba
in Osaka-shi of Ōsaka, Japan
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Osaka International Airport (9 mi) - Kobe Airport (16 mi)
- Kansai International Airport (22 mi)
- Tokushima Airport (63 mi)
- Nanki Shirahama Airport (70 mi)
- Tajima Airport (71 mi)
- Chubu Centrair International Airport (75 mi)
- Nagoya Airport (90 mi)
- Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area (Unesco heritage, 14 mi)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (Unesco heritage, 27 mi)
- Himeji-jo (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 34.667 and 135.499 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 34° 40' 0" and E 135° 29' 56"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Yen - JPY
- Spoken languages:
- Japanese
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:16 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:49 am and 4:47 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -30.250 and -50.233 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pinhal - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Japan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Japan. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Namba
Namba in Osaka-shi (Ōsaka) is a city in Japan about 247 mi (or 398 km) west of Tokyo, the country's capital city.
Local time in Namba is now 02:16 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Namba, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Osaka International Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Japan is Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km), East. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Osaka, Higashi-osaka, Sakai, Moriguchi and Suita. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Night Temperature | 14°C / 56 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 58% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 1% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
13°C (56 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
11°C (52 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 6th of December 2024
13°C (55 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Fraser Residence Nankai Osaka
Swissotel Nankai Osaka
CROSS HOTEL OSAKA
Namba Oriental Hotel
Hotel C-Gran - Adult Only
HOTEL 88 SHINSAIBASHI
Dormy Inn Shinsaibashi
Midosuji Hotel
APA Hotel Namba-Shinsaibashi
HOTEL KANADE BETTEI
Videos from this area
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大阪 夜景 難波の街 心斎橋 The town of Namba-Shinsaibashi Osaka Japan at night
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Amerikamura
Amerikamura (アメリカ村, American Village) is usually referred to by locals as "Ame-mura. " It is a sizable retail and entertainment area near Shinsaibashi in the Minami district of Osaka, Japan. Amerikamura is identifiable by a small-scale reproduction of the Statue of Liberty that peers down on the streets.
JR Namba Station
JR Namba Station is a railway station in Namba, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, Japan, adjacent to Namba Station and Osaka Namba Station operated by the West Japan Railway Company. JR Namba is the western terminus of the Kansai Main Line.
Namba
is a district of Osaka, Japan. Namba is regarded as the center of so-called Minami ("South") area of Osaka. Its name is one of variations on the former name of Osaka, Naniwa. Namba is best known as the city's main south-central railway terminus: JR, Kintetsu, Nankai, and three lines of the Osaka Municipal Subway have stations there. Some of the most famous images of Osaka, including the Glico Man and the Kani Doraku Crab, are located around the Dōtonbori canal in Namba.
Namba Station
is a name of two railway stations in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. One is owned by Nankai Electric Railway and the other is by Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau. The names of both stations are written in hiragana on signage within the stations, because kanji "難波" can be also read "Naniwa". However, the name of both stations officially employs kanji, printed on train tickets. They are close to JR Namba Station and Ōsaka Namba Station.
Ōsaka Namba Station
Ōsaka Namba Station is a railway station on the Kintetsu Namba Line and the Hanshin Railway Hanshin Namba Line in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is adjacent to Namba Station and JR Namba Station. Trains of the Nara Line depart from and arrive at the station. The station was first named Kintetsu Namba Station on March 15, 1970 when Kintetsu's Namba Line opened. It was renamed to the present name on March 20, 2009, the date of opening of the Hanshin Namba Line.
Namba Parks
Namba Parks (なんばパークス Nanba Pākusu) is an office and shopping complex located in Namba-naka Nichome, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan, the south of Namba Station on Nankai Railway. It consists of a high office building called Parks Tower and a 120-tenant shopping mall with rooftop garden. Namba Parks was developed by Jon Jerde of The Jerde Partnership in the footprint of the since closed Osaka Stadium. Various kinds of restaurants (Japanese, Korean, Italian, etc.
Parks Tower (Namba Parks)
Parks Tower (パークスタワー) is 30 floors, 149 metres high skyscraper located in the Namba Parks complex in the Namba district, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan. It was designed by Nikken Sekkei Ltd. , and constructed by Takenaka Corporation in 2003.
Shinsaibashi
Shinsaibashi (心斎橋) is a district in the Chūō-ku ward of Osaka, Japan and the city's main shopping area. It centers around Shinsaibashi-suji, a covered shopping street, that is north of Dōtonbori and parallel and east of Mido-suji street. Associated with Shinsaibashi, and west of Mido-suji street, is Amerika-mura, an American-themed shopping area and center of Osaka's youth culture. Major stores and boutiques concentrates are found around the area. Shinsaibashi is easily accessed via the subway.
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Namba, Osaka, Japan. It first opened in 1952 and the current building was constructed in 1987. It is the venue of a professional sumo tournament held in March every year. The capacity of the arena is 8,000 people. Its total revenue for the 2006 fiscal year was 260 million yen, of which sumo provided 80 million.
Osaka Stadium
Osaka Stadium was a baseball stadium in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan. The stadium was opened in 1950, with a capacity of 32,000 people. It was built over the site of a red-brick tobacco plant which was destroyed during the bombing of Osaka during World War II. The stadium was torn down in 1998 and was entirely replaced by the office and shopping complex of Namba Parks in several stages, with final construction ending in April 2007.
Osaka City Air Terminal
Osaka City Air Terminal (OCAT) is a multi-purpose commercial complex in Minatomachi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka housing South Osaka's inter-city bus terminal and coach ferry services to Kansai International Airport, JR Namba station and six floors of shops, restaurants, travel agencies and tourist offices. OCAT is also the venue for frequent musical performances and its outdoor Ponte Square area is the meeting place and practice area for Osaka's youthful street dance community.
Swissôtel Nankai Osaka
Swissôtel Nankai Osaka is a hotel situated directly above Namba Station on the Nankai Railway lines in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan. The hotel is managed by the Switzerland-based hotel chain Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts and owned by Nankai Electric Railway Co. , Ltd.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Namba.
京橋: Taiko-en (Osaka), 太閤園, 京橋 (source)
天王寺町北: Isshinji − 大阪 一心寺, 天王寺町北 (source)
Osaka: University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka (source)
Osaka, Osaka (source)
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