title: Nishi-ku, Osaka
text: # Nishi-ku, Osaka
  
  Nishi (西区, Nishi-ku) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is in the west of central Osaka ("Nishi" means "west"), and is generally flat. 80% of the area was destroyed by bombing in World War II, and was not regenerated until the mid-1960s.
  
  ## Governments and International organizations
  
  ### Local government
  
  * Osaka city, Nishi ward office (at near Metro Nishi-Nagahori Station)
  
  ### Consulate
  
  * Chinese Consulate (at near Metro Awaza Station)
  
  ## Culture
  
  * Central Osaka Library (near Metro Nishi-Nagahori Station)
  * Utsubo Park
  * Kyocera Dome Osaka baseball stadium
  
  ## Economy
  
  Several companies have their headquarters in the ward: Toyo Tire & Rubber Company in the Edobori area and NTN Corporation in the Kyomachibori area. Konica Minolta has its Osaka office in the ward.
  
  Several airlines have offices in Nishi-ku, among them:
  
  * China Southern Airlines, on the first floor of the Shinanobashi Mitsui Building (信濃橋三井ビル Shinanobashi Mitsui Biru).
  * China Eastern Airlines in the Higobashi Lucent Building's (肥後橋ルーセントビル Higobashi Rūsento Biru) first floor.
  * Hainan Airlines on the fifth floor of the Century Building in Nishi-ku.
  
  ## Diplomatic missions
  
  The Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Osaka is located in Nishi-ku.
  
  ## Education
  
  Osaka YMCA International High School is located in Nishi-ku.
  
  