Osaka (Ōsaka-shi, Osaka City) is a city in the Kansai region, Japan. Osaka is the third most populous city in Japan after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located on the island of Honshu, at the mouth of the Yodo River on the Osaka Bay. Osaka is a water metropolis known for its rivers and the largest number of bridges in Japan. There are two city centers in Osaka, namely Umeda in the north, and Namba in the south. These two city centers are connected by the main road called Midosuji.
Osaka is famous for its Kuidaore culture (eating as much as you like) that is eating and eating continuously until it doesn’t eat anymore and falls on its back. Osaka typical food is okonomiyaki (fried egg filled with sliced cabbage with pork or seafood topping), takoyaki, and kushikatsu (stab vegetables or meat wrapped in bread flour and then fried). Okonomiyaki, Takoyaki, and Udon (flour from noodles) are examples of the culture of konamono (food from wheat flour) favored by Osaka people. Awa-okoshi (sweet rice straw) and konbu (dried seaweed) are typical souvenirs of Osaka. For Osaka people and also for people living in western Japan, the word “meat” (niku) without explaining its type means beef. In Osaka, if not stated before, generally sukiyaki means beef sukiyaki.
Osaka also has a variety of tourist destinations, including:
1. Osaka Castle: Parks and rivers that surround Osaka Castle are places to enjoy cherry blossoms (hanami) in the spring.
2. Namba and Shinsaibashi; The Namba and Shinsaibashi regions are the most crowded with shops and restaurants visited by tourists on weekends and holidays.
3. Kaiyukan Aquarium in Tempozan: In the giant aquarium, whale sharks are kept. The aquarium has a collection of around 580 species of marine animals in the Asia Pacific region.
4. Universal Studios Japan (USJ): A large playground in Osaka that is always full of visitors on weekends and holiday time for school children.
5. Umeda: In Umeda, there is a network of the largest underground shops in Japan that connect the large shopping centers of Hankyu, Hanshin, and Daimaru.
6. Tenjinbashi Shopping Center
7. This tower is a symbol of Osaka as well as the pride of the people of Osaka in ancient times. Around the tower can be seen a view of the old city corner that has almost never changed since decades ago.
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