About Osaka City - presentation, information, photos and recommendations
Osaka port city known as the "Venice of Japan" or "the Manchester of the East". It is located south of Honshu island in Osaka Bay, the Yodo River.
It is a specialized industrial metropolis in the textile industry (cotton), ferrous industry, machine building industry, electronic equipment and cement.
Osaka was the commercial capital of Japan and continues to be a strong business center. During the day, the city's population increases by 2.6 to 3.7 million inhabitants, the large number of commuters who work in the city. Located at the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka Bay, the city boasts excellent sea, air and land.
The city is known for its modern architecture and industry than for its history. With modern skyscrapers and vast shopping area, Osaka is a bustling city, commercial, creative, energetic and friendly.
The city has two main centers: North Kita (business district) and minimum in the south (shopping, food and entertainment).
The city's nightlife is legendary, with thousands of bars, restaurants and entertainment venues. The place is famous Dotonbori area, a bright jungle along the canal lined Dotonbori restaurants and bars, with a huge mobile billboard in the form of crab - a symbol of the city.
Osaka is Japan's gastronomic center, where you should go There you go a great "kaiseki" or "okonomiyaki", a local specialty.
Osaka is a developed city in terms of tourism on the cultural side. Most important sights are the temples: Tammangu - X century, Shitennoji - VI and Temmangu century, a city of hot springs, near Osaka. The city is intersected by several canals crossed by several bridges and parks. The largest park, botanical garden contains Tennoji.
It is also "home" dramatic theaters in Japan, especially Bunraku - puppet theater.
It is famous for the large number of restaurants to Osaka Castle and cultural traditions of Kabuki and Bunraku represented. The city has an impressive museum, namely the Oriental Ceramics Museum, and Namba and Umeda districts are known for bustling nightlife. The most famous and beloved amusement park in the region, Universal Studios Japan.
Osaka City | Osaka port city known as the "Venice of Japan" or "the Manchester of the East". It is located south of Honshu island in Osaka Bay, the Yodo River.
It is a specialized industrial metropolis in the textile industry (cotton), ferrous industry, machine building industry, electronic equipment and cement
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