Osaka Prefecture

Osaka Prefecture (大阪府, Ōsaka-fu) is a prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan on the island of Honshu.^[1] The capital city is Osaka.^[2]

Osaka 大阪府
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Romaji	Ōsaka-fu
Flag Symbol
Location of Osaka in Japan
Coordinates: 34°41′11″N 135°31′12″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Island	Honshu
Capital	Osaka
Government
• Governor	Hirofumi Yoshimura
Area
• Total	1,905.14 km2 (735.58 sq mi)
• Rank	46th
Population  (April 1, 2018)
• Total	8,819,416
• Rank	3rd
• Density	4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	JP-27
Prefectural flower	Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) Primrose (Primula sieboldii)
Prefectural tree	Ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba)
Prefectural bird	Bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)
Number of districts	5
Number of municipalities	43
Website	www.pref.osaka.jp/en/index.html

History

Osaka prefecture was created by merging the area of Kawachi Province, Izumi Province and Settsu Province.^[3]

In 1994, the Kansai International Airport opened. This is one of the main international airport hubs of Japan.^[4]

Geography

Osaka Prefecture has borders with Hyōgo Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture in the north. Nara is east of Osaka. Wakayama Prefecture shares the prefecture's southern border. The west faces Osaka Bay.

The Yodo River (淀川, Yodo-gawa) flows through the prefecture.^[5]

Cities

Map of Osaka Prefecture.

Osaka Pref. Head Office

Osaka

Thirty-three cities are located in Osaka Prefecture:

Daitō Fujiidera Habikino Hannan Higashiōsaka Hirakata Ibaraki Ikeda Izumi Izumiōtsu Izumisano

Kadoma Kaizuka Kashiwara Katano Kawachinagano Kishiwada Matsubara Minoh Moriguchi Neyagawa Osaka (capital)

Ōsakasayama Sakai Sennan Settsu Shijōnawate Suita Takaishi Takatsuki Tondabayashi Toyonaka Yao

National Parks

National Parks are established in about 11% of the total land area of the prefecture.^[6]

Shrines and Temples

Hiraoka jinja, Ōtori jina, and Sumiyoshi taisha are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.^[7]

Related pages

• Provinces of Japan
• Prefectures of Japan
• List of regions of Japan
• List of islands of Japan

Osaka based organizations

• Cerezo Osaka
• Gamba Osaka
• Kansai Ki-in (Largest Go organization in Osaka)
• Osaka University (One of the largest national university in Japan)