Osaka prefecture
大阪府
おおさかふ
Located centrally in Honshu. Taking advantage of its location as
the portal on the Inland Sea from both Nara and Kyoto, both ancient
capitals, it has been a central area of Japan since ancient times.
During the Edo period (1603-1867), it was the central marketplace
of rice and local products from all over the country, making it
known as the "tenka no daidokoro" (pantry of the nation).
After the Meiji Restoration (1868), this area remained a center
of commerce and industry in the economy of western Japan, forming,
along with Kyoto and Kobe, what is known as the Keihanshin (Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe)
megalopolis. Pop.: approx. 8,812,000 (2001). |
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