Access to Osaka YWCA College
Location
530-0026 Kamiyamacho, Kita-ku, Osaka 11-12
Access from each nearest station
10 minutes walk from JR Osaka Station, Hankyu/Hanshin Osaka Umeda Station, and Osaka Metro Umeda Station
Go up the stairs to the fountain square M10 door of the underground mall "Whity Umeda" and go straight. When you turn left at the next curry shop at Kamiyama intersection, the brick-colored building in front of you is YWCA.
7 minutes walk from JR Temma Station
If you walk through Ogimachi Park with Tenjinbashi-suji behind you and continue along the road between Tenma Junior High School and Ogimachi Elementary School, the brick-colored building you will see on your left is the YWCA.
5 minutes walk from Ogimachi Osaka Metro station
After exiting Exit 2A of Ogimachi Osaka Metro Station, passing through Ogimachi Park and following the road between Temma Junior High School and Ogimachi Elementary School, the brick-colored building on your left is the YWCA.
5 minutes walk from Nakazakicho subway station
Immediately after exiting Exit 1 of Nakazakicho Osaka Metro Station, turn left, pass under the JR elevated train station while keeping the supermarket on your left, and proceed forward while keeping Kitano Hospital on your left.The brick-colored building you will see in front of you on the right is YWCA.
Hours
Monday 9:00-19:00 Tuesday-Friday 9:00-21:00 Saturday 9:00-17:00 (Closed on Sundays and holidays)
What kind of place is Osaka?
Osaka is Japan's second largest city after Tokyo, and is the economic and cultural center of the Kansai region. The area is surrounded by historic sites in Nara and Kyoto, Himeji Castle, a world heritage site, and the Kii Mountain Range in Wakayama. It is also convenient to access Kobe, which is modern and rich in foreign atmosphere, and has a well-developed transportation network including JR, Osaka Metro, private railways, and expressways.
Around the school
Kita Ward, Osaka City, where our school is located, is home to Umeda, one of Japan's busiest shopping districts. It is lined with department stores, commercial facilities, and skyscrapers. The school is about 10 minutes walk from JR Osaka Station and Subway Umeda Station.