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Welcome to Osaka
Osaka is the capital of Osaka Prefecture and the third-largest city in Japan. It is located in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū, at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay.
Attractions
Osaka is known for bunraku (traditional puppet theatre) and kabuki theatre, and for manzai, a more contemporary form of stand-up comedy. Tourist attractions include:
Entertainment and Shopping Districts
- American Village (Ame-mura)
- Den Den Town electrical goods shopping district
- Dotonbori
- Doyama-cho Gay District
- Shinsekai district and Tsutenkaku Tower
Museums and Galleries
- Farmhouse Muaseum in Hattori Ryokuchi Park
- Museum of Oriental ceramics Founded in 1982.
- National Museum of Art, Osaka
- Osaka city Museum
- Osaka International Peace Center (Peace Osaka)
- Osaka Municipal Oriental Porcelain Museum
- Osaka Municipal Science Museum
Temples and Shrines
- Shitennō-ji Temple
- Sumiyoshi Taisha
- Mitami Shrine
- Sanko Shrine
- Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine
