Osaka, Japan

OSAKA (about 330 miles southwest of Tokyo) 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 center of western Japan, the second major gateway to Japan after Tokyo.  People from Osaka and Kansai are regarded as more outgoing, pragmatic, independent and irreverent than other Japanese. 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.

Osaka Castle, Shitenno-ji Temple, Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, The Tempozan Ferris Wheel, Twin Towers: TsÅ«tenkaku and the Kobe Port Tower, The National Museum of Art, Tennōji Park and Zoo, Osaka Science Museum, The Umeda Sky Building, Universal Studios Japan are few Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Osaka.

Japan’s population is over 124m, 75% of whom live in urban areas like Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Osaka, and Nagoya. With such densely populated cities, space is precious and land prices extremely high. 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.

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.

Keio University, Nihon University, Nippon Medical School, Saitama Medical School, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Toho University, Tokai University, Tokyo Medical University are reputed universities in Japan. Advanced Medical Research Center, Earth-Life Science Institute, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, International Research Center for Japanese Studies, National Institute for Environmental Studies, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology are some of the research institutes in Japan.

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 center 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. There is plenty of transportation to Osaka from major cities around Japan