Osaka in Japan

30 October 2021 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Skyline towards Umeda © Ug/cc-by-sa-4.0

Skyline towards Umeda © Ug/cc-by-sa-4.0

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital and the most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Tokyo and Yokohama (both located in the Greater Tokyo Area and the Kantō region). With a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, the second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants.   read more…

Return to TopReturn to Top