City Facts
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Japan consists of 8 regions. Osaka prefecture is in the Kansai (関西) region, which also includes Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Hyōgo, and Shiga prefectures respectively.
Osaka City is the center of Osaka prefecture, which is home to 32 other cities. Widely regarded as the center of the region, Osaka City is also surrounded by the cities of Kobe, Kyoto and the ancient capital of Nara. The urban region of Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto (Keihanshin region) is the second most populated in Japan after the Greater Tokyo Area. Tokyo is 550 km east from Osaka. Area and population as of 2009
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City Emblem
| The Miotsukushi of ancient lore is a sign that was placed in the shallow waters of Naniwa-e Bay, Settsumeishozue (a tourist guide published in 1796-1798), shows only X-shaped panels nailed to a pile, yet signs shaped like the modern city emblem can be seen in drawings from the Tempo Era (1830-1844). Osaka’s prosperity has long been due to transportation by water and to ships coming in and out. Therefore, the Miotsukushi, with which people were familiar through close identification with the port, was chosen as the city emblem in 1894. |  |
