Namba 400034 194161371 2008-02-26T13:35:51Z Sushiya 3456097 replaced a night picture with a daylight one, added a line of "Namba Station" [[Image:Takashimaya osaka02 1920.jpg|thumb|Nankai Namba Station & Takashimaya Osaka Department Store]] [[Image:Doguyasuji South.jpg|thumb|Doguyasuji, a [[shopping arcade]] in Namba]] [[Image:Chuo-ku facing Namba.jpg|thumb|[[Chuo-ku]] facing Namba]] {{for|the type of Vanuatan clothing|Namba (Clothing)}} {{nihongo|'''Namba'''|難波|Nanba|extra={{IPA2|namba}}}}, also known as ''Minami'', is a district of [[Osaka]], [[Japan]]. Its name is a variation on the name of the surrounding ward, [[Naniwa-ku, Osaka|Naniwa]]. Namba is best known as the city's main south-central railway terminus: [[West Japan Railway Company|JR]], [[Kintetsu]], [[Nankai Railway|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 Giant Crab, are located around the [[Dōtonbori]] canal in Namba. Namba is also known as an entertainment district, and hosts many of the city's most popular bars, restaurants, nightclubs, arcades, and [[pachinko]] parlors. The area is also known for shopping, with the [[Takashimaya]] department store (for older styles) and the sprawling underground Namba City shopping mall (for newer styles). [[Namba Parks]] is a new development consisting of a high office building, called "Parks Tower," and a 120-tenant shopping mall with rooftop garden. Various kinds of restaurants (Japanese, Korean, Italian, etc.) are located on the 6th floor, and shops on the 2nd to 5th floors. Parks Garden features enough greenery to help visitors forget that they’re in the middle of the city. There is also an amphitheater for live shows, as well as space for small personal vegetable gardens and wagon shops. Namba is located in [[Chūō-ku, Osaka|Chūō]] and [[Naniwa-ku, Osaka|Naniwa]] wards. ==Train stations== ;[[Namba Station]] :*[[Nankai Electric Railway]] :**[[Nankai Main Line|Nankai Line]] :**[[Nankai Koya Line|Koya Line]] :*[[Osaka Municipal Subway]] :**[[Midosuji line (Osaka)|Midosuji Line]] (<span style="background:#e7211a;color:white;">M20</span>) :**[[Yotsubashi line (Osaka)|Yotsubashi Line]] (<span style="background:#0D5C9E; color:white;">Y15</span>) :**[[Sennichimae line (Osaka)|Sennichimae Line]] (<span style="background:#DF3B8F; color:white">S16</span>) ;[[JR Namba Station]] :*<font color="green">●</font>[[Kansai Main Line]] ([[Yamatoji Line]]) ;[[Kintetsu Namba Station]] :*[[Kintetsu Namba Line]] (direct to [[Kintetsu Nara Line]]) [[Category:Visitor attractions in Osaka Prefecture]] {{Osaka-geo-stub}} [[ja:難波]] [[zh:難波]]