Japan Osaka

Place I want to visit
My number one city I want to visit is Osaka in Japan.I choose this city because it has a lot to see
and also experience,and I want to learn more about their culture.
Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital city of Osaka
Prefecture and the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, the second-largest
metropolitan area in Japan and among the largest urban areas in the world with more than 20
million inhabitants. Ōsaka means "large hill" or "large slope"
Osaka was traditionally

considered Japan's economic
hub. By the Kofun period
(300–538) it had developed
into an important regional
port, and in the 7th and 8th
centuries, it served briefly as
the imperial capital. Osaka
continued to flourish during
the Edo period (1603–1867)
and became known as a center
of Japanese culture. Following the Meiji Restoration, Osaka greatly expanded in size and
underwent rapid industrialization. In 1889, Osaka was officially established as a municipality.
Osaka is a major financial center of Japan. It is home to the Osaka Securities Exchange as well
as the multinational electronics corporations Panasonic and Sharp. Famous landmarks in Osaka
include Osaka Castle, which played a pivotal role in the Siege of Osaka, and Shitennō-ji, the
oldest Buddhist temple in Japan. Osaka is famous for its food, and Osaka's people take great
pride in their love of their local cuisine.
Places you can visit in Osaka :
- Universal studios- Universal Studios

Japan (USJ) was the first theme park
under the Universal Studios brand to be
built in Asia. Universal Studios Japan
currently has eight sections: Hollywood,
New York, San Francisco, Jurassic Park,
Waterworld, Amity Village, Universal
Wonderland and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Visitors are able to enjoy many
amusement rides, ranging from child-friendly carousels to thrilling roller coasters and
simulators based on popular movies such as Spiderman, Back to the Future, Terminator 2
and Jurassic Park. On February 4, 2021, the new Super Nintendo World is scheduled to
open.
- Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

is located in the Tempozan
Harbor Village of Osaka's bay
area, and is one of Japan's most
spectacular aquariums. It
introduces various forms of life
inhabiting the Pacific Rim in a
well organized and impressive
way. Marine life is displayed in
15 tanks, each representing a specific region of the Pacific Rim. The central tank,
representing the Pacifc Ocean, is nine meters deep and home to a whale shark, the
aquarium's main attraction.
- Visitors start their tour of the aquarium on the 8th floor and slowly spiral down floor by
floor around the central tank. Some of the tanks stretch over several floors, making it
possible to observe the animals from different depths and perspectives. New exhibition
space was added to the aquarium in March 2013.
- The construction of Osaka Castle started in 1583 on the former site of the
Ishiyama Honganji Temple, which had been destroyed by Oda Nobunaga thirteen years
earlier. Toyotomi Hideyoshi intended the castle to become the center of a new, unified
Japan under Toyotomi rule. It was the largest castle at the time.
- However, a few years after Hideyoshi's death, Tokugawa troops attacked and destroyed
the castle and terminated the Toyotomi lineage in 1615. Osaka Castle was rebuilt by
Tokugawa Hidetada in the 1620s, but its main castle tower was struck by lightening in
1665 and burnt down.
- It was not
until 1931
that the
present ferro-concrete reconstruction of the castle tower was built. During the war it

miraculously survived the city wide air raids. Major repair works gave the castle new
glamor in 1997. The castle tower is now entirely modern on the inside and even features
an elevator for easier accessibility. It houses an informative museum about the castle's
history and Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
- This is just a small amount of places you can visit in Osaka. There’s so many other places
that if I had to write about all of them , there would be no end.

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Osaka was traditionally

- Universal studios- Universal Studios

- Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

present ferro-concrete reconstruction of the castle tower was built. During the war it

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