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Famous scenic spots in Osaka, Japan

1, four Tennoja. It was built by Shoto Kutaishi, a cultural hero in Japanese history, and regarded by Buddhists as a Buddhist altar in Osaka. Many activities are held here every year, including Doya-Doya Festival, Holy Spirit Meeting and Wasso of Four Tennoja. These activities fully show the long history of this temple and its position in Osaka people's hearts.

2. build a city. The fortification tower in Osaka is 100 m high with lightning rod 103 m. Founded in Meiji 45, it was rebuilt in 1956, and there is an advertisement of Hitachi on the tower. The second, fourth and fifth floors are watchtowers, as well as small shops and game shops. There is a Tsutenkaku folk theater under the tower, and singers perform every Saturday and Sunday. There is also Tsutenkaku Go Center on this floor, which is often used in film and television dramas. At night, the neon lights of the fortification tower light up, which is particularly dazzling.

3. Dotonbori. Dotonbori is the representative place of Osaka cuisine. Japanese people often say "eat in Osaka", which shows that there are many restaurants and entertainment facilities here, and it is the most popular place for Osaka citizens. There are many cinemas in the park, as well as the "Lewen block" where puppet shows are staged and the theater where traditional arts such as "sending seats" are performed.

4. Shinsaibashi. Shinsaibashi is a commercial shopping area located in the center of Osaka. Along the way, you can see all kinds of large department stores and high-end design brand stores in Europe and America. Among them, America Mura, which is famous as the birthplace of fashion, is a concentrated place for high-end brand stores, fashion shops and coffee shops.

5. Tianshou Pavilion. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified the Japanese archipelago, Osaka Castle was built to show its strength. Osaka Castle took three years to build, and was completed in 1593, but it was destroyed by the Japanese army in 16 15. The rebuilt Osaka Castle was once again razed to the ground by General Tokugawa during the Meiji Restoration. The Osaka Castle you see now is a concrete building copied by 193 1 renovated by 1997. There are a lot of exhibits about Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Osaka.

Osaka, located in Osaka Prefecture, Feng Jingen, western Japan, is the seat of Osaka Prefecture and one of the cities designated by decree. Osaka, with an area of 223 square kilometers and a total population of about 2.67 million, is the third most populous city in Japan after Tokyo and Yokohama.

"Osaka" was often called "Osaka" in ancient times, and the word "Osaka" first appeared in the Muromachi era. Since the Nara era, Osaka has become a trading port because of its geographical location near the sea. Toyotomi Hideyoshi built Osaka Castle and regarded Osaka as the core city of Toyotomi regime. During the Edo period, Osaka and Kyoto Edo were also called the "three capitals" and were the most prosperous commercial cities in Japan at that time. After the war, it was still a metropolis in western Japan.

Osaka's heavy industry is dominated by steel, machinery manufacturing and metal processing, while its light industry is dominated by textiles, printing, food, paper making and chemical industry. There are more than 65,438+10,000 stores in the city. Osaka is also famous for its unique culture. There are bustling underground streets in Hankyu district of the city. The scale of industrial and commercial activities and the density of mass transit express railway are among the best in Japan.

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Baidu encyclopedia entry osaka