Suminoe-ku, Osaka
Suminoe-ku is connected to the region by three municipal subway lines (the Yotsubashi Line, the Chuo Line, and the Nankō Port Town Line), as well as two rail lines (Nankai Main Line and Hankai Line) and three expressways. The ward is also home to the Osaka international ferry terminal with services to Shikoku and Kyushu, as well as international destinations Shanghai, China, and Busan, South Korea. Attractions. Within the ward are multiple large parks, museums, international business facilities, and arts facilities. Kitakagaya Creative Village. A largely pre-war neighborhood, with a large concentration of galleries, artist  workshops, studios, urban farms, and other creative facilities among factories and old wood-frame homes Chidori Bunka – a community arts and crafts complex, built inside a collection of old interconnected buildings Creative Center Osaka – a large dockside arts and performance complex Morimura@Museum – interactive arts museum by Yasumasa Morimura, a well-known contemporary Japanese artist The Branch Art Lab – ecological art gallery with urban garden and residency program Landmarks. Former Kansai Electric Nanko Power Station – former gas power plant, now decommissioned Intex Osaka – one of the largest conference and exhibition centers in Japan Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building – formerly known as  Osaka World Trade Center, at 256 m (840 ft) is the third tallest building in Japan, with shops, restaurants, and observation deck Other Galleries and Museums. Osaka Maritime Museum – an award-winning maritime museum, designed by architect Paul Andreu but which closed in 2013 just a decade after its opening Mizuno Sportology Gallery – Wine Museum Osaka – Parks and Recreation facilities. Osaka Nanko Bird Sanctuary – 19-hectare wetland park serving as a stopover point for migratory birds coming from as far as Siberia and New Zealand, with public observation towers Suminoe Park – Sumiyoshi Park – opened in 1873, a storied park that  is the oldest in Osaka City Shopping and Entertainment. Asia & Pacific Trade Center – large international trade complex and shopping mall Zepp Osaka – major music hall Education. International schools: