生野区是位于大阪市东南部，大阪市的24区之一。区内总人口138,550人，其中外国人登录者有33,177人（2006年6月末），是大阪市内最多，占该区总人口的约23.9%。

Ikuno-ku(生野区) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. The Tsuruhashi(鹤桥) area of Ikuno-ku is well known for the large number of Koreans, particularly Korean-Japanese citizens (Zainichi Korean) living there, as well as for its large number of yakiniku (Korean-style barbecue) restaurants. Many families from Korea have lived in the Tsuruhashi district for three generations or more. Ikuno-ku is located in the southeastern part of Osaka City, and is adjacent to Higashiosaka City in the east, Higashinari-ku of Osaka City in the north, Tennoji-ku in the west, and Abeno-ku, Higashisumiyoshi-ku and Hirano-ku in the south.