Osaka Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture (大阪府 Ōsaka-fu) is a prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan on the island of Honshu.[1] The capital city is Osaka.[2]
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History [change]
Osaka prefecture was created by merging the area of Kawachi Province, Izumi Province and Settsu Province.[3]
In 1994, the Kansai International Airport opened. This is one of the main international airport hubs of Japan.[4]
Geography [change]
Osaka Prefecture has borders with Hyōgo Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture in the north. Nara is west of Osaka. Wakayama Prefecture shares the prefecture's southern border. The west faces Osaka Bay.
The Yodo River (淀川 Yodo-gawa) flows through the prefecture.[5]
Cities [change]
Thirty-three cities are located in Osaka Prefecture:
National Parks [change]
National Parks are established in about 11% of the total land area of the prefecture.[6]
Shrines and Temples [change]
Hiraoka jinja, Ōtori jina, and Sumiyoshi taisha are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.[7]
Related pages [change]
- Provinces of Japan
- Prefectures of Japan
- List of regions of Japan
- List of islands of Japan
- Cerezo Osaka
- Gamba Osaka
References [change]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Osaka-fu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 759; "Kansai" at p. 477.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Osaka" at p. 759.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MLIT), Kansai International Airport; retrieved 2012-1-20.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Yodo-gawa" at p. 1053.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2; retrieved 2012-3-13.
Other websites [change]
Media related to Osaka Prefecture at Wikimedia Commons- Osaka Prefecture website
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