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Overview
The capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Osaka is located at the mouth of Yodo River on Osaka Bay. With commerce, technology and trade being the key words in the city’s vocabulary, it is the main business hub of Japan after the capital Tokyo.

Known for centuries now as a trading center, a busy inland port and an industrial metropolis, Osaka is rightly recognized as the commercial capital of the country. This third largest city of Japan is known for its dynamic spirit where money does matters a lot. Where standard greeting line “Mokkari-makka?” means “Are you making money?” instead of Hello!

The site 1970 World Expo and 2002 World Cup along with many bustling events and activities, Osaka indeed is a true business Mecca for the people who want to work hard. Nevertheless, the city is the place where you can plays hard as well. The fabulous nightlife, great shopping and world-class sports together with its reputable cuisine makes it a big, brawling metropolis, where people are outspoken, friendly and have a strong sense of local pride.

Though the city is not a window to Japan's past and not a city to go to if you’re looking for lovely old temples or quiet gardens, but its surely a storefront display of what moves the country today. Its nightlife is extensive, shopping excellent and the variety and quality of restaurants is perhaps the best in the country. Osakans are so fond of their food that there’s a saying that many of Osaka’s richest men have become poor because they’ve eaten all their wealth away.

Therefore, unlike Tokyo, Osaka is a brash, down-to-earth town where being open and doing your own thing are not only expected, but demanded.