Tennoji
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Tennoji (天王寺区; -ku) is a ward of the city of Osaka in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is named after the Shitennoji (Temple of the Four Guardian Gods), which is located in the ward.
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General Information
Tennoji Station is the city's main southeastern rail terminal, and is the terminus of the Hanwa Line and the Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line. Consequently it has become a built up area in southern Osaka. The buildings around the station include, the Kintetsu department store, Mio, Station Plaza, and Hoop shopping malls, Apollo Moive Theater and Lucias department store. It addition there are several shopping streets in the area including Abenobashisuji. Located inside Tennoji Park (immediately west of the station) are a museum and Tennoji Zoo.
Train stations
JR Stations
- Tennoji Station (Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, and Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line))
- Teradacho Station (Osaka Loop Line)
- Momodani Station (Osaka Loop Line)
Osaka Municipal Subway Stations
- Tamatsukuri Station (Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line)
- Tanimachi Kyu-chome Station (Tanimachi Line and Sennichimae Line)
- Tsuruhashi Station (Sennichimae Line)
- Shitennoji-mae Yuhigaoka Station (Tanimachi Line)
- Tennoji Station (Midosuji Line and Tanimachi Line)
Private Railway Stations
- Uehommachi Station (Kintetsu Osaka Line and Namba Line)
- Tsuruhashi Station (Kintetsu Osaka Line)
- Osaka Abenobashi Station (Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line), in Abeno-ku
- Tennoji-eki-mae Station (Hankai Uemachi Line), in Abeno-ku