Osaka, Japan
Osaka Skyline Panoramic Night View
Osaka Skyline Day Time
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Information and Introduction:
Osaka (大阪市, Ōsaka-shi?) ja-Osaka.ogg listen (help·info) is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū.
Osaka is a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture. Osaka has historically been the commercial capital of Japan, and is at the heart of Japan's second largest metropolitan area of Keihanshin (Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto), whose population is 18,643,915.[1]
The ratio between daytime and night time population is 141%, the highest in Japan, highlighting its status as an economic center.[2] Its nighttime population is 2.6 million, the third in the country, but in daytime the population surges to 3.7 million, second only after Tokyo.[3] Osaka has traditionally been referred to as the "nation's kitchen" (天下の台所, tenka no daidokoro?), or the mecca of gourmet food.[4][5][6][7]
Significance of Name
Osaka literally means "large hill" or "large slope." It is unclear when this name gained prominence over Naniwa, but the oldest usage of the name dates back to a 1496 text. Osaka, now written 大阪, was formerly written using a different second kanji as 大坂. The old writing is still in very limited use to emphasize history.
Source:
Osaka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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