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Kamis, 24 Juni 2010

Osaka / 大阪 (my hometown!)


Osaka City (大阪 市, Ōsaka-shi?) Is the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2.7 million people. It lies on the island of Honshu, at the mouth of Yodo River in the Gulf of Osaka. This city is one of the major industrial center and port, and also the capital of Osaka Prefecture and the central part of the metropolitan area of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto. To the east, neighboring Osaka Kyoto and Nara, and to the west of the city of Kobe. Osaka is part of the Kansai region. Osaka is a metropolis of water, with rivers and the largest number of bridges in Japan that does not count. According to the Japanese people, there are "808 building bridges" in Osaka. It is said that for the Japanese, number "808" is a very large quantity, and is synonymous with "countless. Actually the number of bridges in Osaka is 790, among them, 761 bridges managed by the Osaka city government. There are two central cities of Osaka, which is north of Umeda and Namba in the south. Both the city center is linked by main roads named Midosuji. Trade offices, banks, and Japanese conglomerates are generally centered around Jalan Midosuji. Landscape Road Midosuji with Ginkgo tree leaves that turn yellow in autumn is very beautiful.

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