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Osaka Prefecture (大阪府) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nara Prefecture to the southeast, and Wakayama Prefecture to the south. Osaka is the capital and largest city of Osaka Prefecture, and the third-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Sakai, Higashiōsaka, and Hirakata. Osa…

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Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle
Chūō-ku
Osaka Castle (大坂城 ) is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The castle is one of Japan's most famous landmarks and it played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Layout The main tower of Osaka Castle is situated on a plot of land roughly one square kilometre. It is built on two raised platforms of landfill supported by sheer walls of cut rock, using a technique called burdock piling, each overlooking a moat. The central castl…
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Kansai International Airport
Kansai International Air…
Yoshimi
Kansai International Airport (Japanese: 関西国際空港) commonly known as 関空 (Kankū) is the primary international airport in the Greater Osaka Area of Japan and the closest international airport to the cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. It is located on an artificial island (Kankūjima (関空島)) in the middle of Osaka Bay off the Honshu shore, southwest of Ōsaka Station, located within three municipalities, including Izumisano (north), Sennan (south), and Tajiri (central), in Osaka Prefecture. Kansai opene…
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Dōtonbori
Dōtonbori
Namba
Dōtonbori (道頓堀) is one of the principal tourist destinations in Osaka, Japan, running along the Dōtonbori canal from Dōtonboribashi Bridge to Nipponbashi Bridge in the Namba district of the city's Chuo ward. Historically a theater district, it is now a popular nightlife and entertainment area characterized by its eccentric atmosphere and large illuminated signboards. One of the area's most prominent features, a billboard for confectionery company Glico displaying the image of a runner crossing a…
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the national museum of art, osaka
the national museum of a…
Universal Studios Japan (ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン) is a theme park located in Osaka, Japan. Opened on March 31, 2001, it is one of six Universal Studios theme parks worldwide and was the first to open outside the United States. The park is owned and operated by a wholly owned subsidiary of NBCUniversal. The park is similar in layout to Universal Studios Florida and contains selected attractions from both Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood, in addition to a small number of unique a…
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Osaka International Airport
Osaka International Airp…
Toyonaka
Osaka International Airport (大阪国際空港) , often referred to as Itami Airport (伊丹空港) is the primary regional airport for the Kansai region of Japan, including the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe. Classified as a first class airport, it is the airport closest to Kyoto, southwest of Kyoto Station. Despite its "international" designation, the airport caters exclusively to domestic flights. Kansai International Airport ( away) took over the region's international traffic in 1994 and competes with…
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Sumiyoshi-taisha (住吉大社), also known as Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is the main shrine of all the Sumiyoshi shrines in Japan. However, the oldest shrine that enshrines the Sumiyoshi sanjin, the three Sumiyoshi kami, is the Sumiyoshi Shrine in Hakata. It is called Sumiyoshi-san or Sumiyossan by the locals, and is famous for the large crowds that come to the shrine on New Year's Day for hatsumōde. Sumiyoshi taisha enshrines the Sumi…
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Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building
Osaka Prefectural Govern…
Suminoe-ku
The Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building (大阪府咲洲庁舎) or Cosmo Tower (コスモタワー) is the second tallest building in Osaka and the third tallest building in Japan. Until 2010, it was known as Osaka World Trade Center Building (大阪ワールドトレードセンタービルディング) or WTC Cosmo Tower (WTCコスモタワー). It is located in Nanko Cosmo Square, near the Osaka harbor, in Suminoe-ku. The skyscraper rises , the same height as the Rinku Gate Tower Building in Izumisano. It contains three basement floors, a museum, restaurant…
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Tsūtenkaku
Tsūtenkaku
Namba
Tsūtenkaku (通天閣), owned by Tsūtenkaku Kanko Co., Ltd. (通天閣観光株式会社), is a tower and well-known landmark of Osaka, Japan and advertises Hitachi. It is located in the Shinsekai district of Naniwa-ku, Osaka. Its total height is 103 m; the main observation deck is at a height of 91 m. History The current tower is the second to occupy the site. The original tower, patterned after the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe, was built in 1912, and was connected to the adjacent amusement park, Luna Park, by…
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Abenobashi Terminal Building
Abenobashi Terminal Buil…
Tennōji-ku
Abeno Harukas (あべのハルカス) is a multi-purpose commercial facility in Abenosuji Itchome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. It consists of the New Annex, Eastern Annex and a supertall skyscraper, Abeno Harukas. The building is tall and has 62 floors; it was the tallest building in Japan from 2014 to 2023, until Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower seized the title. The facility is the planned alternative station building of Ōsaka Abenobashi Station, the terminal of Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line. It contains Kintetsu Dep…
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Osaka University
Osaka University
Ibaraki
Osaka University (大阪大学), abbreviated as Handai (阪大), is a public research university located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is one of Japan's former Imperial Universities and a Designated National University listed as a "Top Type" university in the Top Global University Project. The university is often ranked among the top three public universities in Japan, along with the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University. It is ranked third overall among Japanese universities and 75th worldwide in the 2…
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Rose festa at Nagai Park(Osaka City, Osaka Pref.)
Rose festa at Nagai Park…
Nagai Stadium (大阪市 長居陸上競技場), known as the Yanmar Stadium Nagai (Japanese: ヤンマースタジアム長居) for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Osaka, Japan. It is the home ground of J. League club Cerezo Osaka. The stadium has a seating capacity of 47,000. History When Nagai Stadium initially opened in 1964, its capacity was 23,000, and its opening event was a football match during the 1964 Summer Olympics. The stadium's seating capacity was expanded to 50,000 in 1996 for the 52nd National Sports Festival of J…
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Osaka Bay
Osaka Bay
Kishiwada
Osaka Bay (大阪湾 Ōsaka-wan Japanese: [oːsakaꜜwaɴ]) is a bay in western Japan. As an eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea, it is separated from the Pacific Ocean by the Kii Channel and from the neighbor western part of the Inland Sea by the Akashi Strait. Its western shore is formed by Awaji Island, and its northern and eastern shores are part of the Kansai metropolitan area. Major ports on Osaka Bay include Osaka, Kobe, Nishinomiya, Sakai, Amagasaki, and Hannan. A number of artificial islands have…
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Rinku Gate Tower Building
Rinku Gate Tower Building
Kashōji
The Rinku Gate Tower Building (りんくうゲートタワービル) is a tall skyscraper located in Rinku Town, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan. The 56-storey building was completed in August 1996, following the design of and Yasui Architects & Engineers. It is currently the fourth-tallest building in Japan, after Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower, Abeno Harukas and Yokohama Landmark Tower. The tower is split into three vertical sections: the lowest section contains an international conference hall, the middle contains business …
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Tennoji Zoo
Tennoji Zoo
Emperor Nintoku (仁徳天皇), also known as 大鷦鷯天皇 (Ohosazaki no Sumeramikoto) was the 16th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Due to his reputation for goodness derived from depictions in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, he is sometimes referred to as the Saint Emperor (聖帝). While his existence is generally accepted as fact, no firm dates can be assigned to Nintoku's life or reign. He is traditionally considered to have reigned from 313 to 399, although this date is doubted…
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~a place of gods~
~a place of gods~
Osaka Prefecture University (大阪府立大学) (OPU), also abbreviated to Fudai (府大), is one of the largest public universities in Japan. The main campus is among big Kofun tombs in Sakai, Osaka. The university will merge with Osaka City University to form Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU) in April 2022. History OPU was established in 2005 in its current form by integrating three prefectural universities: University of Osaka Prefecture (), Osaka Women's University () and Osaka Prefecture College of Nur…
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Gate Tower Building
Gate Tower Building
Osaka
Gate Tower Building (ゲートタワービル) is a 16-floor office building in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is notable for the highway offramp of the Ikeda Route that passes through the building. Overview The building has a double core construction, with a circular cross-section. The Umeda Exit of the Ikeda Route of the Hanshin Expressway system (when exiting the highway from the direction of Ikeda) passes between the fifth through seventh floors of this building. The highway is the tenant of those floors. T…
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Osaka City University
Osaka City University
Sumiyoshi-ku
Osaka City University (OCU) (大阪市立大学), abbreviated to Ichidai (市大), is a public university in Japan. It is located in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka. It is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan regarding Applied Linguistics. The university will merge with Osaka Prefecture University to form Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU) in April 2022. History OCU's predecessor was founded in 1880, as Osaka Commercial Training Institute (大阪商業講習所) with donations by local merchants. It became Osaka Commercial…
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珍しく日が暮れるまで研究室にいる。
珍しく日が暮れるまで研究室にいる。
Kansai University (関西大学), abbreviated as Kandai (関大) or Kansaidai (関西大), is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university with its main campus in Suita, Osaka, Japan and two sub-campuses in Sakai and Takatsuki, Osaka. Founded as Kansai Law School in 1886, It has been recognized as one of the four leading private universities in western Japan: Kan-Kan-Do-Ritsu ([[:ja:関関同立), along with Kwansei Gakuin University, Doshisha University, and Ritsumeikan University. In 2013, the university was ra…
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Tennoji Zoo
Tennoji Zoo
Abeno Cues Town (あべのキューズタウン) is the name of the Abeno A1 Area Urban Redevelopment Project A2 Building (阿倍野A1地区第二種市街地再開発事業A2棟) in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. Overview Abeno Cues Town consists of Via Abeno Walk (ViaあべのWalk) and Abeno Q's Mall (あべのキューズモール). Via Abeno Walk is the area for the local tenants, and Q's Mall is the area the specific architect, Tokyu Land Corporation, manages. The area opened on April 26, 2011. This shopping area is connected to Tennoji Station operated by Osaka Metro by the…
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Dome
Dome
Hollywood Dream – The Ride (ハリウッド・ドリーム・ザ・ライド) is a steel roller coaster located at Universal Studios Japan. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, it features inbuilt sound systems allowing riders to choose their ride music. History In July 2006, Universal Studios Japan announced a 2007 proposed installation of a new roller coaster. Although full details of the ride were not announced, officials stated that $50 million would be invested in the attraction. At the time this was the park's second-highes…
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DSC_0024
DSC_0024
Kansai Gaidai University (関西外国語大学), almost always abbreviated Kansai Gaidai (関西外大), is located in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. It is a private university focusing on foreign language studies. Kansai is the proper name of the large region where it is located, which includes the cities of Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe. Gaidai is a contraction of Gaikokugo Daigaku, which literally means "foreign language university". Gaidai is part of Kansai Science City, which is undergoing construction around the campus. Kan…
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Sky line
Sky line
Yoshino Mikumari Shrine (吉野水分神社) is a Shinto shrine located on Mount Yoshino in Yoshino district, Nara, Japan. It is closely associated with Emperor Go-Daigo. The Shrine is dedicated to , a female Shinto kami associated with water, fertility and safe birth. Yoshino Mikumari Shrine is one of four important mikumari shrines in the former province Yamato. The shrine also houses six kami that are more or less related to mikumari (Takami-musubi-no-kami, Sukuna-hiko-no-kami, Mikogami, Ama-tsu-hiko-h…
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Kinki University
Kinki University
Higashiosaka
Kindai University (近畿大学) is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university based in Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan with campuses in five other locations: Nara, Nara; Ōsakasayama, Osaka; Uchita, Wakayama; Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima; and Iizuka, Fukuoka. The English name of the university had been Kinki University since its establishment in 1949 to refer to "the surrounding area of the capital city (Kyoto)". On May 20, 2014, the university announced that its English name would officially change…
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大阪, 日本, おおさかし, にっぽん, にほん, Osaka, Japan, Nippon, Nihon
大阪, 日本, おおさかし, にっぽん, にほん…
Emperor Richū (履中天皇), also known as 大兄去来穂別尊 (Ōenoizahowake no Mikoto) was the 17th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Both the Kojiki, and the Nihon Shoki (collectively known as the Kiki) recorded events that took place during Richū's alleged lifetime. This emperor is best known for an assassination attempt on his life by his brother Suminoe after the death of their father Emperor Nintoku. Although no firm dates can be assigned to his life, Richū's brief reign is…
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