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In 2021, the three associations officially named the area "Osaka Ikuno Koreatown". [5] On April 29, 2023, the history museum Osaka Korea Town Museum was opened near the area. [8] [4] The museum discusses the history of the area, showcases Korean popular culture, and houses around 2,000 books on both Korea and Japan. [4]
Utoro (Japanese: ウトロ地区, Hepburn: Utoro Chiku, Korean: 우토로) is a district in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.The district has historically been populated by Zainichi Koreans (Koreans who arrived during the Japanese colonial period and their descendants) ever since they were compelled to work in difficult conditions in the area in 1943.
Ikuno Korea Town in Osaka has a population of over 58,000, [114] making it the largest in Japan. In Ikuno Ward, 16% of the inhabitants are of Korean origin. [115] Tsuruhashi in the Ward is the largest Koreatown in Japan and is dominated by Jeju Islanders. Imazato-Shinchi is an area increasingly dominated by recent South Korean "new-comers".
Ikuno-ku (生野区) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is well known for the Ikuno Korea Town in the Tsuruhashi (鶴橋) area. The area has historically had a large number of Koreans, [1] particularly Korean Japanese citizens (Zainichi Korean) living there, as well as for its large number of yakiniku (Korean-style barbecue) restaurants ...
For all communities or ethnic enclaves with significant Korean populations in Japan. This includes more formal Koreatowns like Ikuno Korea Town and informal districts like Utoro, Uji. As there are not many formal Koreatowns in Japan, a subcategory specifically for them in Japan may not be needed at present.
Restrictions of passage from the Korean Peninsula (April 1919–1922), the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, restrictions of passage from Busan (October 1925), opening of independent travel service by Koreans between Jeju and Osaka (April 1930), Park Choon-Geum was elected for the House of Representatives of Japan (February 1932), removal of restrictions of civil recruit from the Korean Peninsula ...
The following list sorts all cities (including towns) in the Japanese prefecture of Kyoto with a population of more than 5,000 according to the 2020 Census. As of October 1, 2020, 22 places fulfill this criterion and are listed here.
Yawata is located in southern Kyoto Prefecture near the confluence of three rivers: the Kizugawa, Ujigawa, and Katsura.Because of the widespread low-lying wetlands prone to such flooding, the old city was located on a natural embankment that was slightly higher than the surrounding area, called Minamiyama.