Nishi (西区, Nishi-ku) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is in the west of central Osaka ("Nishi" means "west"), and is generally flat. 80% of the area was destroyed by bombing in World War II, and was not regenerated until the mid-1960s.[1]
- ^ Nishi Ward Official Website Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine - "Ward Overview", retrieved 10 September 2007 (dead link now )