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Osaka prefecture

Ōsaka prefecture (大阪府 Ōsaka-fu) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka

History

Yokoyama Nokku became governor of Osaka prefecture in 1995 but resigned in 2000 following allegations of sexual harassment. He was replaced by Ota Fusae.

Geography

Cities

Daito Fujiidera Habikino Hannan Higashiosaka Hirakata Ibaraki Ikeda Izumi Izumiotsu Izumisano Kadoma Kaizuka Kashiwara Katano Kawachinagano

Kishiwada Matsubara Minoo Moriguchi Neyagawa Osaka (capital) Osakasayama Sakai Sennan Settsu Shijonawate Suita Takaishi Takatsuki Tondabayashi Toyonaka Yao

Districts

• Minamikawachi
  • Chihayaakasaka
  • Kanan
  • Mihara
  • Taishi
• Mishima
  • Shimamoto
• Senboku
  • Tadaoka
• Sennan
  • Kumatori
  • Misaki
  • Tajiri
• Toyono
  • Nose
  • Toyono

Economy

• Gross prefectural product: ¥40.9 trillion
• Annual industrial output: ¥17.2 trillion
• Annual retail sales: ¥76.6 trillion

Major companies based in Osaka Prefecture include Hankyu, Kintetsu Matsushita, Sharp, Sanyo and Nissin.

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Osaka-fu has three airports (Kansai International Airport, Osaka International Airport, and Yao Airport).

Prefectural symbols

The symbol of Osaka Prefecture, called the sennari byôtan or "thousand gourds," was originally the crest of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the feudal lord of Osaka Castle.

Miscellaneous topics

Until the reclamation of the Kansai International Airport island, Osaka was the smallest prefecture by area; it is now merely the second-smallest.