Osaka is a large port city and commercial center on the Japanese island of Honshu. It's known for its modern architecture, nightlife and hearty street food. The 16th-century shogunate Osaka Castle, which has undergone several restorations, is its main historical landmark. It's surrounded by a moat and park with plum, peach and cherry-blossom trees. Sumiyoshi-taisha is among Japan’s oldest Shinto shrines.

Ever since OSAKA became known as “the Kitchen of the country”, the city has been a gourmet's paradise offering the best from land and sea. Today, the snack produced in Osaka, “OKONIMIYAKI”pancakes and “TAKOYAKI”octopus balls, became famous nationally onto the existing culture were grafted new forms of entertainment, a unique brand of humor and the city's characteristic way of speaking, the OSAKA dialect. The result was a city rich in human color.

Interesting Facts About Osaka:

• Third Largest City in Japan
• The Osaka Castle
• The Nation’s Kitchen
• City of Air
• First Universal Studios
• Walk Around Nakanoshima
• Famous for Puppet Plays
• Nakonoshima
• Tempozen Ferris Wheel
• Spa World
• Osaka Dotonbori Ebisu Bridge
• Utsubo Park