Higashinari Ward Garbage Collection Schedule
Official garbage collection schedule for Higashinari Ward (東成区), Osaka City. Includes Osaka's see-through bag rule, collection days for all waste categories, bulky waste booking, and local tips.
Collection Schedule — Higashinari Ward
Exact collection days vary by block within the ward. GomiMate resolves your address-level schedule automatically.
Osaka City See-Through Bag Rule
Osaka City does not require a city-specific paid designated household garbage bag. The official rule is to use a transparent or semi-transparent bag whose contents can be seen:- Allowed: clear bags, semi-transparent bags, and colored semi-transparent bags if the contents are easy to identify.
- Not collected: opaque black/blue bags, cardboard boxes, and paper bags when Osaka City staff cannot check the contents.
- Buy anywhere: Osaka City says residents should buy see-through bags at supermarkets or retailers; the city does not manufacture or sell a particular garbage bag.
Official source: Osaka City, “How to put out garbage”.
Higashinari Ward — Local Waste Context
Higashinari Ward is adjacent to Tsuruhashi, home to Osaka's famous Korean Market (鶴橋商店街), though the market itself sits in Ikuno Ward. Higashinari's high street-food vendor density means that commercial waste from yakitori grills, oil fryers, and fish merchants follows separate business rules — household kitchen waste from nearby restaurants cannot be placed in residential collection stations.
Resident Tips for Higashinari Ward
Higashinari has some of Osaka's older housing stock, including row houses (長屋) where multiple households share a single collection station. If you live in a nagaya-style row house, coordinate with your neighbors on the correct station and rotation schedule.
Ward Information
| Known for | Tsuruhashi access, commercial shopping streets, JR Osaka Loop Line stations |
| Area | 4.49 km² |
| Population | 80,000 |
| Density | 17,818 / km² |
| Collection Points | ~400 |
Official Links
Bulky waste phone: 0120-79-0053 (toll-free)