Fukushima-ku (福島区) is ane o 24 wairds o Osaka ceety, Japan.
The waird is primarily a residential quairter, but haes some office biggins an a commercial destrict, as well as factories an wholesale businesses.
In recent years, mony heich rise apairtment biggins an office biggins hae been biggit in this waird, acause it is close tae the Umeda an Dōjima business centres.
As o 2008, the nummer o residents is 63,237.[1] Laund aurie is 4.67 square km.[2] It is bordered bi Yodo River on the north, an Dōjima River on the sooth.
This destrict (north pairt o Dōjima) wis a suburban ferm veelage durin the Edo period, an lairge factories, especially textile factories, wur biggit durin the Meiji period. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. wis established in 1918 in Fukushima-ku. Even the day, there are mony printin companies an automobile pairts wholesalers in the waird. Prior tae Warld War II, Osaka University Hospital an Osaka Ceety Central Mercat wis locatit here.
Efter Warld War II, mony office biggins wur biggit aroond JR Fukushima station, acause it is close tae Umeda (business centre o wastren Japan). Ither auries o Fukushima-ku wur convertit frae factories intae residential auries an commercial destricts.
In recent years, heich rise apairtment biggins were biggit at mony places in Fukushima-ku. In 2008, Hotarumachi wis redevelopit at the umwhile steid o Osaka University Hospital.