Minato-ku, Osaka

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".

• Kaiyukan (Osaka Aquarium)
• Port of Osaka
• Tempozan Harbor Village
• Modern Transportation Museum
• ORC 200

• Radio Osaka (ORC 200 Building, Benten)

West Japan Railway Company (JR West)

Osaka Loop Line

Bentencho Station

Osaka Metro

Chūō Line

Osakako Station - Asashiobashi Station - Bentencho Station

• 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

Media related to Minato-ku, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Minato (in English)

34°39′50″N 135°27′39″E / 34.66389°N 135.46083°E / 34.66389; 135.46083