Osaka (all images)

Located on the island of Honshu, at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay about 400km west of Tokyo, Osaka is one of Japan's largest cities and the centre of the second largest metropolitan area in Japan. Although the origins of Osaka can be traced back to the 5th century BC, the city started developing significantly after the construction of the Osaka castle in 1586. The daimyo Toyotomi Hideyoshi encouraged merchants from all over Japan to settle in the area, laying the foundations for the development of Osaka as a the commercial capital of Japan. The city of Osaka has a population of 2.6 million inhabitants. Osaka is famous for its nightlife and its culinary delicacies.


01 Skyscraper	02 Square with office buildings	03 Stairs	04 NHK skyscraper


05 Nagame business park	06 Bridge and building	07 Crystal tower	08 Osaka-jo hall


09 Twin towers	10 Crystal tower	11 Business district with skyscrapers	12 Crystal tower signboard	13 Business district with skyscrapers


14 Business district with skyscrapers	15 Entrance to Yodobashi-Umeda mall	16 Umeda Sky building	17 Umeda Sky building


18 Umeda Sky building	19 Fountain with metal cylinders	20 Umeda Sky building	01 Square with floral decorations	02 Square with fountain and flower beds


03 Tree	04 Schoolchildren in uniform walking	05 Schoolchildren in uniform walking	06 View of park and municipal art museum	07 Osaka municipal art museum


01 Moat and wall	02 Castle park	03 Japanese woman wearing kimono	04 Japanese couple wearing kimonos	05 Park and central tower


06 Chrysanthemum flowers	07 Park and central tower	08 Central tower	09 Central tower	10 Rampart and moat


01 Temple gate	02 Building with prayer papers and tablets	03 Pavilion	04 Pavilion


05 Statue of monk and prayer flags	06 Statue of monk and prayer flags	07 Main building and pagoda	08 Five storied pagoda	01 Subway


02 Subway with shops	03 Chinese restaurant in subway	04 Plastic food for display	05 Moon cake sweets for sale	06 Restaurant with plastic food on display


07 Passengers in metro train wagon	08 Passengers in metro train wagon	09 Platform in underground station


01 Osaka skyline	02 Green blue skyscraper


03 Osaka skyline with Yodo river	04 Osaka skyline with Yodo river


05 Osaka skyline at sunset	06 Osaka skyline at dusk


07 Osaka skyline at dusk	01 Hall with orange rows of seats	02 Hall with orange rows of seats	03 Travellers queuing up at the gate


04 Road below gates with baggage transporter	05 Road below gates

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