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
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Osaka prefectural symbol |
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| Capital | Osaka |
| Region: | Kinki |
| Island: | Honshu |
| Area - Total - % water |
Ranked 46th 1,892.86 km² 17.9% |
| Population - Total (Oct 1, 2000) - Density |
Ranked 2nd 8,815,757 4,657/km² |
| Districts: | 5 |
| Municipalities: | 44 |
| : | JP-27 |
| Symbols | |
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| Pref. Flower: | Primrose (Primula sieboldii) |
| Pref. Tree: | Ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba) |
| Pref. Bird: | Bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus) |
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2 Geography 3 Economy 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Tourism 7 Prefectural symbols 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links |
Yokoyama Nokku became governor of Osaka prefecture in 1995 but resigned in 2000 following allegations of sexual harassment. He was replaced by Ota Fusae.History
Districts
Economy
Major companies based in Osaka Prefecture include Hankyu,Kintetsu Matsushita,Sharp,Sanyo and Nissin.
Osaka-fu has three airports (Kansai International Airport, Osaka International Airport, and Yao Airport).
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.
Until the reclamation of the Kansai International Airport island, Osaka was the smallest prefecture by area; it is now merely the second-smallest.
Demographics
Culture
Tourism
Prefectural symbols
Miscellaneous topics
External links
Prefectures of Japan
Aichi | Akita | Aomori | Chiba | Ehime | Fukui | Fukuoka | Fukushima | Gifu | Gunma | Hiroshima | Hokkaido | Hyogo | Ibaraki | Ishikawa | Iwate | Kagawa | Kagoshima | Kanagawa | Kochi | Kumamoto | Kyoto | Mie | Miyagi | Miyazaki | Nagano | Nagasaki | Nara | Niigata | Oita | Okayama | Okinawa | Osaka | Saga | Saitama | Shiga | Shimane | Shizuoka | Tochigi | Tokushima | Tokyo | Tottori | Toyama | Wakayama | Yamagata | Yamaguchi | Yamanashi