Namba - Naniwa

Japanese: 難波 - なにわ

The old name of the present-day city of Osaka and its surrounding areas. It is also written as "Naniwa" or "Naniwa". In the pre-Taika period, it flourished as a key location for maritime traffic. In particular, after the tribute of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, the Korokan was established to receive foreign envoys, and it became the center of the Imperial Court's foreign negotiations. Shitennoji Temple was built by Prince Shotoku. In addition, the Imperial Palace was established several times, albeit for a short period of time (→ Naniwa-kyo). For these reasons, Settsu, including Naniwa, did not have a kokushi (provincial governor), but instead had a Settsushiki (administrative office), but this was abolished during the reign of Emperor Kanmu. This Naniwa came to be called Osaka after Rennyo of Hongan-ji Temple built a training hall in Ikutama-sho Osaka. This area was later ruled by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and a castle was built there, but after the fall of the Toyotomi clan, it was ruled by the Osaka Castle Deputy. Namba in present-day Osaka City is the terminal of the Nankai Electric Railway, Kintetsu, and the underground rapid railway.

Namba

This downtown area stretches from the southwest of Osaka's Chuo Ward to Naniwa Ward. It is the area around Nankai Electric Railway's Namba Station. Until the early Meiji period, it was a suburban agricultural region, but in 1884 the Hankai Railway (now the Nankai Electric Railway) opened, and Namba Station opened the following year. Since then, it has rapidly developed along with Sennichimae, and together with Shinsaibashi-suji and Dotonbori, it forms Osaka's most popular downtown area, "Minami." Today, it is a major terminal where the Kintetsu Railway and subway lines converge, with many theaters, movie theaters, amusement parks, and restaurants, and the underground area is a shopping district. The area south of Namba Station is Naniwa Ward, and a large sports and amusement center has been formed around the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium.

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Japanese:

現在の大阪市およびその周辺地域の古称。「浪速」「浪華」とも書く。大化前代には海上交通の要地として栄え，なかでも三韓の朝貢以来，外国使臣接待用として鴻臚館 (こうろかん) が設けられ，朝廷の対外交渉の中心となり，聖徳太子によって四天王寺が建立された。また，短期間ではあったが，たびたび皇居の設置をみた (→難波京 ) 。このような事情から，難波を含む摂津には国司をおかず，摂津職がおかれたが，桓武天皇のとき廃された。この難波が大坂の名で呼ばれるようになったのは，本願寺の蓮如が生玉荘大坂に道場を建ててからのことである。この地はのち豊臣秀吉によって支配され城が築かれたが，豊臣氏滅亡後大坂城代によって支配された。現在の大阪市の難波 (なんば) は，南海電鉄，近鉄，地下高速鉄道のターミナルとなっている。

難波
なんば

大阪市中央区南西部から，浪速区にまたがる繁華街。南海電鉄難波駅付近一帯の地区。明治初期までは近郊農業地帯であったが，1884年阪堺鉄道 (現南海電気鉄道) が開通，翌年の難波駅開設以来，千日前とともに急速に発展し，心斎橋筋や道頓堀と一体となって大阪随一の繁華街「ミナミ」を形成する。現在は近畿日本鉄道線，地下鉄線も集中する一大ターミナルで，劇場，映画館，遊技場，飲食店などが多く，地下は商店街をなす。難波駅周辺から南側は浪速区で，府立体育館を中心に一大スポーツ・アミューズメントセンターが形成されている。

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