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• Location: Close to Kyoto and Nara, Honshu
• Population: 2,630,000
• Population: 2,630,000
• Climate: Oceanic coastal climate, average annual temperature: 15.6°C, annual rainfall: 1,390mm
• Department: 大阪市 政策企劃室
  • Address : (postal code) 530-8201 日本 大阪市 北區 中之島 1-3-20
  • Phone : 81-6-6615-3749
  • FAX : 81-6-6227-9871
• Major Tourist Destination
  • Osaka Castle: Symbol of Osaka initiated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Reconstructed after its destruction
  • Holyu Temple: Renowned for its wall art.
  • Mimizuka (Ear Mound): Memorial burial mound for noses and ears of Korean soldiers and civilians during the Korean War, taken as a trophy during the Japanese invasions of Korea
  • Kansai International Airport: Constructed in 1994, the first offshore airport in the world with 3,500m long airstrip, connected to a 3,700m long bridge
• Others
  • Number of Korean Residents in Osaka Prefecture: 135,000 as of 2008)
  • Osaka Prefecture: 33 cities including Osaka, 10 towns and 1 village
    (AreaㆍPopulation : 1,893㎢, 8,330,000)

Osaka is a historical and cultural city which has led Japan’s international exchanges from the 5th century. The unification of Japan brought prosperity to the city centered around Osaka Castle. Osaka is a central city in Kansai region which corresponds to Tokyo, the capital city of Japan.

• Osaka became renowned to the world as the host city of World Expo 1970
• Home to Universal Studios Japan and the host city of the Osaka Asian Film Festival
• Osaka is known as “the city of water.”
• Key Industries: IT, film, exhibitions and conventions