中之島 - An
island in the middle of
Osaka,
Japan, near the
Umeda area. Its name literally means "
island in the
middle," as it sits between the
Tosa Canal and
Dojima River, two branches of the Old
Yodogawa. In the 1700's, Nakanoshima was where many
samurai families kept their houses.
Today, Nakanoshima is where Osaka City Hall, the Bank of Japan, the Rihga Royal Hotel, the Osaka Science Museum, and Ogimachi Senior High School are all located. There are no train stations on the island itself, but it is close to the Osaka City Subway stations at Yodoyabashi and Higobashi, as well as the JR and Hankyu stations at Umeda.