OSAKA

BY: Martin and Luis

 INDEX

 1. CITY LOCATION
 2. IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES
 3. URBAN MORPHOLOGY
 4. HISTORY
 5. EVOLUTION
 6. SIZE AND POPULATION
 CITY LOCATION
 Ōsaka, city and capital of Ōsaka fu (urban prefecture), south-central Honshu, Japan. The city, together
with its neighbouring city Kōbe and nearby Kyōto, are the centres of the Keihanshin Industrial Zone,
the second largest urban and industrial agglomeration in Japan.
 IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES
 ENTERTAINMENT:

Nakaoe Park

Osaka Prefectural
Gymnasium
Horie Park
 TRADING
 TRADING: Osaka Exchange, Inc.
 Is the second largest securities exchange in Japan, in terms of amount of business
handled.
 31 of December  in 2007, the Osaka Securities Exchange had 477 listed companies with
a combined market capitalization of $212 billion.
 EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY
 EDUCATION:
 The school year in Japan begins in April and classes are held from Monday to either Friday or Saturday,
depending on the school.
 The school year consists of two or three terms, which are separated by short holidays in spring and winter, and a
six-week-long summer break.

 INDUSTRY:Major industries and bases that Osaka and Kansai lead in. There is an area of Osaka Prefecture from
northern Osaka to Osaka Bay area where there is a concentration of advanced companies and research facilities.
Kansai is home to numerous environment- and new energy-related industries, such as those handling batteries.
URBAN MORPHOLOGY

 Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto is a
conurbation, an urban area that
has grown together from
multiple cores (here, the urban
areas of Osaka, Kobe and
Kyoto).
 HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
 HISTORY:
 Over the course of the Edo period (1603–1867), Osaka grew into one of Japan's major cities and
returned to its ancient role as a lively and important port. Its popular culture was closely related to
ukiyo-e depictions of life in Edo
 The Edo period (also known as the Tokugawa period) refers to a period in Japanese history where
Japan was governed by the Edo shogunate government.
 EVOLUTION:
 The city of Osaka has its beginnings far in the past. The first signs of human life and habitation in
the area around Osaka were buried skeletons that are dated back to the 5-6th century before Christ.
During the Yayoi period, the city experienced an increase of population as the rice farming grew and
the port became a greater point of trade.
 SIZE AND POPULATION

 Osaka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of

Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,823,358 (as of 1 June
2019 ) and has a geographic area of 1,905 square kilometres
HOUSING AND TRANSPORT
 Housing in Japan includes modern and traditional styles. Two patterns of residences are
predominant in contemporary Japan: the single-family detached house and the multiple-
unit building.
 Public transportation within Osaka is mostly by rail, particularly subway and JR West
Loop Line, which circles the city as the name suggests.
 JR = west Japan railway company
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