Nishinari-ku, Osaka

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Nishinari-ku (西成区) is one of the 24 wards of Osaka, and among the poorest territories in Japan. It lies directly south of the Namba transport hub and extends further south toward Sumiyoshi Park. It is served by the Nankai Railway lines as well as the Yotsubashi and Sakaisuji subway lines. Nishinari-ku is also home to a number of shitamachi ("lower-town") shōtengai (covered shopping streets). Kamagasaki in Nishinari-ku is home to many day-laborers and most of the homeless people in Osaka.

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