Osaka is the second largest city in Japan and the 13th largest city in the world, with a population of about 10.5 million people. Situated on a sheltered bay, it is also the commercial, shipping and industrial centre of western Japan, the second major gateway to Japan after Tokyo. Osaka area is 18 million and Geographic coordinates of Osaka, Japan are Latitude: 34°41′37″ N, Longitude: 135°30′07″ E, Elevation above sea level: 24 m = 78 ft. Japan’s population is over 124m, 75% of whom live in urban areas like Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Osaka and Nagoya. The city of Osaka offers its guests great entertaining and cultural program including various ethnic festivals and fests. Numerous cultural traditions of local people are great and impressive. Local folks respect their ancestors and follow ancient customs and age old traditions.

Osaka offers high quality high school education. Students are showing good performance in science, reading and math. Osaka has 5 universities listed in the rankings. Overall, Osaka is ranked 108th of all Teleport Cities for university education.Many of Japan's foremost sightseeing spots are located in Kansai, the region surrounding Osaka. There are plenty of ways to get to and from Osaka, so it's just a quick trip to Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, and other popular sightseeing locations! The first step on your trip to Osaka is a flight to Kansai International Airport. Osaka is in almost the exact centre of Japan.

There is plenty of transportation to Osaka from major cities around Japan. Depending on your starting point and preferred traveling style, you can choose from among planes, bullet trains, express trains, buses, cars, ferries, and other modes of transportation. Osaka is served by two airports outside of the city, Kansai International Airport which handles primarily international passenger flights and Osaka International Airport which handles mostly domestic services and some international cargo flights. Akira Endo, Atsumu Ohmura, Eizaburo Nishibori, Hideki Shirakawa, Hidetsugu Yagi, Hiraga Gennai, Hiroaki Mitsuya, Hiroshi Komiyama, Isamu Akasaki, Iwahashi Zenbei, Jokichi Takamine, Junichiro Itani, Kakichi Mitsukuri, Kikunae Ikeda are the renowned Japanese scientists.

Tourist Attraction of Osaka:

• Osaka Castle
• Shitenno-ji Temple
• Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
• The Tempozan Ferris Wheel
• Twin Towers: Tsutenkaku and the Kobe Port Tower
• The National Museum of Art
• Osaka Science Museum
• The Umeda Sky Building
• Universal Studios Japan
• Tenmangu Shrine and the Tenjin Festival

Universities in Osaka:

• Keio University
• Osaka University
• Nihon University
• Nippon Medical School
• Saitama Medical School
• St. Marianna University School of Medicine
• Teikyo University
• Toho University, Tokai University

We look forward to see you in Osaka!