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Osaka (Japanese: 大阪市, Hepburn: Ōsaka-shi, pronounced; commonly just 大阪, Ōsaka ⓘ) is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture , and the third-most populous city in Japan, following the special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama .
Osaka City Central Public Hall (Japanese: 大阪市中央公会堂, Hepburn: Ōsaka-shi chūō kōkaidō) is a public building in the city of Osaka, situated on the Nakanoshima sandbank. [ 1 ] History
Osaka is the third most populous city of Japan, and is the core city of the Keihanshin metropolitan area. Abeno Harukas, which was completed in 2014, is the tallest building in Osaka and the second tallest in Japan at 300 metres (980 ft). The Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building, at a height of 256 meters (840 ft), is the second tallest
An afternoon in Shinsaibashi. Shinsaibashi (心斎橋) is a district in the Chūō-ku ward of Osaka, Japan and the city's main shopping area.At its center is Shinsaibashi-suji (心斎橋筋), a covered shopping street, that is north of Dōtonbori and Sōemonchō, and parallel and east of Mido-suji street.
The following list sorts all cities (including towns) in the Japanese prefecture of Osaka with a population of more than 10,000 according to the 2020 Census. As of October 1, 2020, 40 places fulfill this criterion and are listed here.
Sakaemachi, Jūsō. Jūsō (十三, lit."Thirteen") is a residential district surrounding Jūsō Station, in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan.Known primarily for classic Osaka cuisine, and adjacent nightclub and red light districts, the neighborhood lies to the northeast of Osaka's Kita-ku central business district.
Osaka Japan in 1880s Sennichimae area in 1916. 1805 – Bunrakuza puppet theatre opens (approximate date). [6] 1837 – Economic/social unrest led by Ōshio Heihachirō. [1] 1838 – Tekijuku (school) opens. [6] 1868 European commerce begins. [9] [5] City becomes part of Osaka Municipal Prefecture. [6] 1869 – Tokyo-Osaka steamship line begins ...
Naniwa-kyō (難波京) is a historical Japanese capital city, which was located in present-day central Osaka city. Traces of ancient palaces [ 1 ] [ 2 ] in Naniwa were found in 1957. Through more recent excavations, the existence of a city was confirmed, at least for the latter period in the 8th century.