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Konohana-ku, Osaka

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. Its most famous place is the Universal Studios Japan. It will be the site of Expo 2025, a World's Fair to be held in 2025.[1]

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

References

  1. ^ "Osaka Is World Expo 2025 Host | JAPAN Forward". Japan Forward. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

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