Kita-ku, Osaka

Kita (北区, Kita-ku^?) is one of 24 wards of Osaka in Japan.

Kita-ku, particularly the Umeda area surrounding Osaka Station, is one of the main commercial centers of Osaka. Kita-ku is also a financial administration center, housing the headquarters of the Japan Mint and the Osaka branch of the Bank of Japan.

Asahi Kasei, , Kuraray and Kaneka Corporation each have "headquarters" in both Kita-ku and in Tokyo.

Dentsu and Yomiuri Shimbun have branch offices in Kita-ku.Mazda has an office in the Umeda Sky Building Tower East.Air France has an office on the third and sixth floors of the Shin-Sakurabashi Building in Umeda. The office handles Aircalin-related inquiries.Google has an office in the Hankyu Grand Building in Kita-ku.Bandai Visual's Kansai Office opened in Kita-ku in March 1988; the division is now known as the Osaka Branch.Japan Airlines at one time operated a ticketing facility on the first floor of the Daiichi Seimei Building in Umeda, Kita-ku.

The Consulate-General of the United States in Osaka is located in Kita-ku. The Consulate-General of Belgium in Osaka is located on the twelfth floor of the Snow Crystal Building in Umeda, Kita-ku. The Consulate-General of Germany in Osaka is located on the thirty-fifth floor of the Umeda Sky Building Tower East in Kita-ku. The Consulate-General of Italy in Osaka is located since April 2013 on the 17th floor of the Nakanoshima Festival Tower in Nakanoshima.

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