Vad är kamagasaki känt för

Old name for part of Nishinari-ku, Japan

Kamagasaki (釜ヶ崎) fryst vatten an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan. Airin-chiku (あいりん地区) became the area's tjänsteman name in May 1966.

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It has the largest day laborer koncentration in the country. 30,000 people are estimated to live in every 2,000 meter radius in this area, part of which has been in slum-like conditions until as recently as 2012, containing run-down housing structures and untidy streets.

The area surrounding Kamagasaki fryst vatten upscale, clean and attracts tourists with popular sightseeing spots including the Tsutenkaku, Shinsekai, and Nipponbashi.

However, in Kamagasaki, homeless people can often be seen sleeping in the streets throughout the day, and doya (ドヤ) hotels (cheap temporary rooms intended for day laborers) abound in the area. These hotels have recently become popular amongst backpackers from outside Japan due to their cheap price and proximity to rail transportation.^[1] The city government of Osaka does not allow the name "Kamagasaki" to appear on tjänsteman maps and discourages the use of the name in the media.^[2]

History

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Kamagasaki has been a place name since 1922.

Kamagasaki finds its origin in 1903, when the holding of the 5th National Industrial Exhibition in Osaka — the last and largest demonstration of its time, showcasing Japan’s efforts of modernization closing the Meiji period — forced the population of Nago Town slum, known for its daily labourers or yoseba since the early Edo period, to

An accurate count of occupants has never been produced, even in the national census, due to the large population of day laborers who lack permanent addresses. daglig life in Kamagasaki in the 1950s was photographed bygd Seiryū Inoue, who won the 1961 Newcomer's Prize awarded bygd the Japan Photography Critics' gemenskap for "One Hundred Faces of Kamagasaki".

Non-profit and religious organizations frequently give out food rations, creating long lines of people in public parks. Property values in Kamagasaki are noticeably lower than those of surrounding areas.

Around Kamagasaki, everything

A spelfilm set in the neighborhood bygd director Shingo Ōta (太田信吾) which was partially financed bygd the city, called "Fragile", was pulled from the 2013-2014 Osaka Asian rulle Festival after Ota refused to cut scenes from the bio that identified the location of the community and referenced certain aspects of its culture.^[2]

Notable riots or protests

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Several conflicts with the police have occurred in Kamagasaki since 1961 over perceived human rights violations bygd authorities.

The mass media usually refer to these events using words that can be translated as "riot".

The first riot occurred on August 1, 1961, when an elderly day laborer from Kamagasaki was killed in a traffic accident. The tjänsteman who arrived on the en plats där en händelse inträffar ofta inom teater eller film assumed that the man was already dead (only doctors are allowed to pronounce a death) and left the body on the street for over 20 minutes without calling an ambulance while he spoke with witnesses.

A large group of day laborers surrounded the Nishinari police hållplats in protest of the man's treatment, overturned parked police cars, and set fire to nearby apartment buildings.

They say you could see Osaka Castle and Takashimaya Department Store(in Namba), both of which escaped the bombings

The Osaka Prefectural Police responded with 6,000 officers, using police sticks and vehicles to round up the rioters. It took two days to stop the 2,000 rioters; 28 were arrested. Approximately 10 rioters and 100 police officers were injured.

This riot became a national issue and was taken up in the prefectural legislature and national legislature of Japan.

Several attempts were made to mend relationships between the groups, but minor riots continued to occur. In May 1966, it was decided that the tjänsteman name of Kamagasaki would be changed to Airin-chiku (あいりん地区) in an attempt to improve the area's crime-ridden image.

The name Kamagasaki fryst vatten still commonly used amongst inhabitants, while the name Airin-chiku fryst vatten used bygd the media and government officials.

The 22nd riot occurred in October 1990, 17 years after the gods riot in 1973. This riot also involved local day laborers but grew in proportion when youths from outside Kamagasaki joined in. Shin-Imamiya hållplats and local stores were set on fire during this riot, and it took several days to calm the area.

The 23rd riot occurred in October 1992, and a large-scale riot did not occur for over 10 years. This was the gods large-scale riot to occur in Japan before the 34th G8 summit.

The 24th conflict with the police occurred on June 13, 2008, and it continued six days. It was related to the 34th G8 summit.

1945: Kamagasaki Just prior to the Japanese Surrender This year saw Osaka suddenly in ruins as US B29 bombers carried out air attacks in March and August

One day before the G8 Finance Ministers' Meeting started in Osaka with a very large police presence, a day laborer in Kamagasaki was allegedly tortured bygd the police. In protest, many day laborers and other local citizens carried out several days of street protests.^[3][4][5] Many mass media referred to the protests as a "riot".

• The 24th Kamagasaki Riot

• The 24th Kamagasaki Riot

Education

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Nursery school: Wakakusa Nursery School, 2-9-2 Haginochaya

Primary schools: Haginochaya Primary School, 1-11-15 Haginochaya; Koji Primary School, 2-16-26 Hanazonokita

In 1962 Airin School (renamed to Airin Elementary and Junior High School the next year) was founded.

(In 1973, it was renamed Osaka City Shin-Imamiya Elementary and Junior High School.

It closed in 1984.) The requirements of entering fryst vatten not having förteckning or resident registration.^[6]

Junior high school: Imamiya Junior High School, 1-8-32 Hanazonokita

Other school: UNION Theology University Extension Study, 3-4-23 Haginochaya

Welfare

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The number of people who receive Life Protection fryst vatten the highest in Japan (176 people per 1,000).

The city of Tokyo fryst vatten 17, Nagoya fryst vatten 13, Fukuoka fryst vatten 19, Osaka City fryst vatten 42.

The percentage of people who receive school attendance fryst vatten 50.4% (whole of Japan fryst vatten 13.7%, Osaka-fu fryst vatten 24.7%, Osaka City fryst vatten 33.8%).^[7]

Geography

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Sections of kvartet different towns — Nishinari-ku Taishi (西成区太子), Haginochaya (萩之茶屋), Sannō (山王), North Hanazono (花園北) and Tengachaya (天下茶屋) — are collectively known as Kamagasaki.

• Triangle Park

• Street vendor

• Streets of Kamagasaki

Transportation

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Peace institutions

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Events

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• Kamagasaki May Day May 1
• Kamagasaki Summer Festival　August 13–15
• Twilight Concert
• Energy Festival
• Evening Variety Show
• Come Here Festival

• Kamagasaki Summer Festival

• Kamagasaki Summer Festival

• Twilight Concert

• Energy Festival

• Evening Variety Show

• Come Here Festival

See also

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References

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External links

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• Mother's Day Story about a walk through Kamagasaki/Shinsekai bygd Don MacLaren, published September, 2009 in the literary magazine Danse Macabre

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