Nishinari-ku, Osaka
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Nishinari-ku 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 serve
The rooftops in Nishinari
Airin Riot in 1961
Nishinari Ward Office
Kamagasaki
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Kamagasaki is an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan, which has the largest day laborer concentration in Japan: 30,000 people are estimated to live in every 2,000 meter radius in
Nishinari-ku, Osaka
…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. Nishinari is close to Shinsekai, and west of one of the wealthiest…
The 24th Kamagasaki Riot
The 24th Kamagasaki Riot
Triangle Park
Street vendor