Minato-ku, Osaka
# Minato-ku, Osaka

Minato (港区, Minato-ku) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 7.9 km², and a population of 84,961. Literally translated, Minato-ku means "Harbor Ward".

## Landmarks

* Kaiyukan (Osaka Aquarium)
* Port of Osaka
* Tempozan Harbor Village
* Modern Transportation Museum
* ORC 200

## Mass media

* Radio Osaka (ORC 200 Building, Benten)

## Train stations

### West Japan Railway Company (JR West)

    Osaka Loop Line
       Bentencho Station

### Osaka Metro

    Chūō Line
       Osakako Station - Asashiobashi Station - Bentencho Station

## Notable people from Minato-ku, Osaka

* Hideo Nomo, Japanese former baseball pitcher
* Kaori Kozai, Japanese enka singer
* Machiko Kyō, Japanese actress
* Ryōma Nishikawa, Japanese baseball player
* Tadao Ando, Japanese architect, Pritzker Prize winner
