Taishō (大正区) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. As of October 1, 2006, the ward has an estimated population of 72,742 and the total area is 9.43 km2. Taisho is surrounded by canals and it is named after the Taisho bridge, a main bridge built in Taishō period. One fourth of residents has their roots in Okinawa Prefecture, and there are many stores associated with Okinawan culture and Okinawan cuisine in Taisho.

Transport

Taishō on the Osaka Loop Line railway and the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line subway is located at the northern tip of the ward. The rest of the ward is served by the bus lines operated by Osaka City Bus. As the ward is surrounded by rivers with few bridges for pedestrians, the city provides ferry services.

Train Stations

Road

Airport

In the south end of the ward is Funamachi industrial area and at the foot of the Shin Kizugawa Bridge was the site of Kizugawa Airport, which was Osaka's main civilian airport from 1929 until Itami Airport opened in 1939. It began as a seaplane base in 1923 (flights to Tokushima naval air base, Takamatsu, Matsuyama and Beppu ) but expanded by Ministry of Communications to support Japan Air Transport (JAT) flights to Tachikawa Army Airfield in Tokyo with a 720 m runway. The airport briefly used by JAT successor Imperial Japanese Airways from the beginning of 1939 until Itami opened on 1st of 7 January 1939.

Education

Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Osaka City Board of Education.

Elementary schools

Junior high schools

High schools

Vocational schools

Facilities

Libraries

Parks

Sports venues

Hospitals

Department Store