Osaka

Osaka 大阪
Designated city
大阪市 · Osaka City
Osaka Castle
Flag Seal
Location of Osaka in Osaka Prefecture
Osaka
Coordinates: 34°41′37″N 135°30′7″E / 34.69361°N 135.50194°E / 34.69361; 135.50194
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka
Government
• Mayor	Hideyuki Yokoyama
• Prefectural governor	Hirofumi Yoshimura in office since April 8, 2019
Area
• Total	223.00 km2 (86.10 sq mi)
Population  (January 1, 2012)
• Total	2,871,680
• Density	13,000/km2 (33,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Sakura
- Flower	Pansy
Phone number	06-6208-8181
Address	1-3-20 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Ōsaka-shi, Ōsaka-fu 530-8201
Website	www.city.osaka.lg.jp/contents/wdu020/english

Osaka (大阪) is the capital city of Osaka Prefecture^[1] which faces Osaka Bay and the Seto Inland Sea.^[2]

Osaka is in the Kansai region. It is the economic and cultural center of the Kansai region.

Since 1980 it had been the second largest city in Japan.

It is a city designated by government ordinance in Japan and is separated to 24 wards.^[3]

Osaka is surrounded by Hyōgo Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture.

1. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ōsaka" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 759.
2. ↑ Nussbaum, "Ōsaka-fu" at p. 759.
3. ↑ Buhnik, Sophie. "From Shrinking Cities to Toshi no Shukushō: Identifying Patterns of Urban Shrinkage in the Osaka Metropolitan Area," Berkeley Planning Journal, Vol. 23, No. 1 (2001), p. 135 [PDF 4 of 24]. Retrieved 2012-12-2.