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Available in 163 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-163" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">163 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ady mw-list-item"><a href="https://ady.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Осака – Adyghe" lang="ady" hreflang="ady" data-title="Осака" data-language-autonym="Адыгабзэ" data-language-local-name="Adyghe" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Адыгабзэ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-am mw-list-item"><a href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8A%A6%E1%88%B3%E1%8A%AB" title="ኦሳካ – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="ኦሳካ" data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Csaca" title="Ōsaca – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Ōsaca" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7" title="أوساكا – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="أوساكا" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="اوساکا – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="اوساکا" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bm mw-list-item"><a href="https://bm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Bambara" lang="bm" hreflang="bm" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Bamanankan" data-language-local-name="Bambara" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bamanankan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE" title="ওসাকা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ওসাকা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C4%81i-p%C3%A1n-chh%C4%AB" title="Tāi-pán-chhī – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Tāi-pán-chhī" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Осака – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Осака" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Осака – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Осака" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Осака – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Осака" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Осака – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Осака" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Осака – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="Осака" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Осака – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Осака" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Csaka-shi_(kapital_sa_prepektura)" title="Ōsaka-shi (kapital sa prepektura) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Ōsaka-shi (kapital sa prepektura)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93saka" title="Ósaka – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Ósaka" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ch mw-list-item"><a href="https://ch.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Chamorro" lang="ch" hreflang="ch" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Chamoru" data-language-local-name="Chamorro" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Chamoru</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ny mw-list-item"><a href="https://ny.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Nyanja" lang="ny" hreflang="ny" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Chi-Chewa" data-language-local-name="Nyanja" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Chi-Chewa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tum mw-list-item"><a href="https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Tumbuka" lang="tum" hreflang="tum" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="ChiTumbuka" data-language-local-name="Tumbuka" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiTumbuka</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://dsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Lower Sorbian" lang="dsb" hreflang="dsb" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Dolnoserbski" data-language-local-name="Lower Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dolnoserbski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dty mw-list-item"><a href="https://dty.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE" title="ओसाका – Doteli" lang="dty" hreflang="dty" data-title="ओसाका" data-language-autonym="डोटेली" data-language-local-name="Doteli" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>डोटेली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Csaka" title="Ōsaka – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Ōsaka" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9F%CF%83%CE%AC%CE%BA%CE%B1" title="Οσάκα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Οσάκα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/U%C5%9B%C3%A0ka" title="Uśàka – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="Uśàka" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Emiliàn e rumagnòl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-myv mw-list-item"><a href="https://myv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Осака – Erzya" lang="myv" hreflang="myv" data-title="Осака" data-language-autonym="Эрзянь" data-language-local-name="Erzya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Эрзянь</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osako" title="Osako – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Osako" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ee mw-list-item"><a href="https://ee.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Ewe" lang="ee" hreflang="ee" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Eʋegbe" data-language-local-name="Ewe" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eʋegbe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="اوساکا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="اوساکا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93saca" title="Ósaca – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Ósaca" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaca" title="Osaca – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Osaca" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ki mw-list-item"><a href="https://ki.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Kikuyu" lang="ki" hreflang="ki" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Gĩkũyũ" data-language-local-name="Kikuyu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gĩkũyũ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-got mw-list-item"><a href="https://got.wikipedia.org/wiki/%F0%90%8C%B0%F0%90%8C%BF%F0%90%8D%83%F0%90%8C%B0%F0%90%8C%BA%F0%90%8C%B0" title="𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰 – Gothic" lang="got" hreflang="got" data-title="𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰" data-language-autonym="𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺" data-language-local-name="Gothic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai-f%C3%A1n-s%E1%B9%B3" title="Thai-fán-sṳ – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Thai-fán-sṳ" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%98%A4%EC%82%AC%EC%B9%B4%EC%8B%9C" title="오사카시 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="오사카시" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%95%D5%BD%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1" title="Օսակա – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Օսակա" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE" title="ओसाका – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="ओसाका" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ie mw-list-item"><a href="https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Interlingue" lang="ie" hreflang="ie" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Interlingue" data-language-local-name="Interlingue" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingue</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-iu mw-list-item"><a href="https://iu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%90%86%E1%93%B4%E1%91%B2" title="ᐆᓴᑲ – Inuktitut" lang="iu" hreflang="iu" data-title="ᐆᓴᑲ" data-language-autonym="ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ / inuktitut" data-language-local-name="Inuktitut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ / inuktitut</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ik mw-list-item"><a href="https://ik.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Inupiaq" lang="ik" hreflang="ik" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Iñupiatun" data-language-local-name="Inupiaq" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Iñupiatun</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%C3%A6" title="Осакæ – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Осакæ" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%94" title="אוסקה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אוסקה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%92%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%BE" title="ಒಸಾಕಾ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಒಸಾಕಾ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%99%E1%83%90" title="ოსაკა – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ოსაკა" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0_(%D2%9B%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0)" title="Осака (қала) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Осака (қала)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Осака – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Осака" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozaca" title="Ozaca – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Ozaca" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lg mw-list-item"><a href="https://lg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Ganda" lang="lg" hreflang="lg" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Luganda" data-language-local-name="Ganda" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Luganda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oszaka" title="Oszaka – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Oszaka" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Осака – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Осака" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%93%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%95" title="ഓസക – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ഓസക" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE" title="ओसाका – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="ओसाका" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7" title="اوساكا – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="اوساكا" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="اوساکا – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="اوساکا" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mdf mw-list-item"><a href="https://mdf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Осака – Moksha" lang="mdf" hreflang="mdf" data-title="Осака" data-language-autonym="Мокшень" data-language-local-name="Moksha" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Мокшень</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Осака – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Осака" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%A1%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%86%E1%80%AC%E1%80%80%E1%80%AC%E1%80%99%E1%80%BC%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%B7" title="အိုဆာကာမြို့ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="အိုဆာကာမြို့" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fj mw-list-item"><a href="https://fj.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Fijian" lang="fj" hreflang="fj" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Na Vosa Vakaviti" data-language-local-name="Fijian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Na Vosa Vakaviti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_(stad)" title="Osaka (stad) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Osaka (stad)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E5%B8%82" title="大阪市 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="大阪市" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Осака – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Осака" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nov mw-list-item"><a href="https://nov.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Novial" lang="nov" hreflang="nov" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Novial" data-language-local-name="Novial" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Novial</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Осака – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="Осака" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Олык марий</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%93%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%BE" title="ਓਸਾਕਾ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਓਸਾਕਾ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="اوساکا – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="اوساکا" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="اوساکا – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="اوساکا" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9F%CF%83%CE%AC%CE%BA%CE%B1" title="Οσάκα – Pontic" lang="pnt" hreflang="pnt" data-title="Οσάκα" data-language-autonym="Ποντιακά" data-language-local-name="Pontic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ποντιακά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kaa mw-list-item"><a href="https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Kara-Kalpak" lang="kaa" hreflang="kaa" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Qaraqalpaqsha" data-language-local-name="Kara-Kalpak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qaraqalpaqsha</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Csaka" title="Ōsaka – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Ōsaka" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Осака – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Осака" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Осака – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Осака" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Осака – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Осака" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sat mw-list-item"><a href="https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%B3%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%9F" title="ᱳᱥᱟᱠᱟ – Santali" lang="sat" hreflang="sat" data-title="ᱳᱥᱟᱠᱟ" data-language-autonym="ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ" data-language-local-name="Santali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Csaka" title="Ōsaka – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Ōsaka" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tn mw-list-item"><a href="https://tn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Tswana" lang="tn" hreflang="tn" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Setswana" data-language-local-name="Tswana" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Setswana</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%95%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8F" title="ඕසකා – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="ඕසකා" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%DA%AA%D8%A7" title="اوساڪا – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="اوساڪا" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_(mesto)" title="Osaka (mesto) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Osaka (mesto)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%DB%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="ئۆساکا – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ئۆساکا" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Осака – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Осака" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Csaka" title="Ōsaka – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Ōsaka" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi badge-Q17559452 badge-recommendedarticle mw-list-item" title="recommended article"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%92%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE" title="ஒசாக்கா – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="ஒசாக்கா" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kab mw-list-item"><a href="https://kab.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Kabyle" lang="kab" hreflang="kab" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Taqbaylit" data-language-local-name="Kabyle" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Taqbaylit</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B0" title="โอซากะ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="โอซากะ" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Осака – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Осака" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-chy mw-list-item"><a href="https://chy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Cheyenne" lang="chy" hreflang="chy" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Tsetsêhestâhese" data-language-local-name="Cheyenne" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tsetsêhestâhese</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tk mw-list-item"><a href="https://tk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Turkmen" lang="tk" hreflang="tk" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Türkmençe" data-language-local-name="Turkmen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkmençe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tw mw-list-item"><a href="https://tw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Twi" lang="tw" hreflang="tw" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Twi" data-language-local-name="Twi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Twi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-udm mw-list-item"><a href="https://udm.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Осака – Udmurt" lang="udm" hreflang="udm" data-title="Осака" data-language-autonym="Удмурт" data-language-local-name="Udmurt" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Удмурт</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Осака – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Осака" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="اوساکا – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="اوساکا" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ug mw-list-item"><a href="https://ug.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7" title="ئوساكا – Uyghur" lang="ug" hreflang="ug" data-title="ئوساكا" data-language-autonym="ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche" data-language-local-name="Uyghur" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vep mw-list-item"><a href="https://vep.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osak" title="Osak – Veps" lang="vep" hreflang="vep" data-title="Osak" data-language-autonym="Vepsän kel’" data-language-local-name="Veps" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vepsän kel’</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Csaka_(th%C3%A0nh_ph%E1%BB%91)" title="Ōsaka (thành phố) – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Ōsaka (thành phố)" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vo mw-list-item"><a href="https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Volapük" lang="vo" hreflang="vo" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Volapük" data-language-local-name="Volapük" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Volapük</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-classical mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-classical.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E5%B8%82" title="大阪市 – Literary Chinese" lang="lzh" hreflang="lzh" data-title="大阪市" data-language-autonym="文言" data-language-local-name="Literary Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>文言</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wo mw-list-item"><a href="https://wo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Wolof" lang="wo" hreflang="wo" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Wolof" data-language-local-name="Wolof" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Wolof</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E5%B8%82" title="大阪市 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="大阪市" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA" title="大阪 – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="大阪" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>粵語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-diq mw-list-item"><a href="https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Zazaki" lang="diq" hreflang="diq" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Zazaki" data-language-local-name="Zazaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Zazaki</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bat-smg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bat-smg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Samogitian" lang="sgs" hreflang="sgs" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Žemaitėška" data-language-local-name="Samogitian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Žemaitėška</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E5%B8%82" title="大阪市 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="大阪市" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bew mw-list-item"><a href="https://bew.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Betawi" lang="bew" hreflang="bew" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Betawi" data-language-local-name="Betawi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Betawi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dtp mw-list-item"><a href="https://dtp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Central Dusun" lang="dtp" hreflang="dtp" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Kadazandusun" data-language-local-name="Central Dusun" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kadazandusun</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-iba mw-list-item"><a href="https://iba.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Iban" lang="iba" hreflang="iba" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Jaku Iban" data-language-local-name="Iban" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jaku Iban</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tly mw-list-item"><a href="https://tly.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka – Talysh" lang="tly" hreflang="tly" data-title="Osaka" data-language-autonym="Tolışi" data-language-local-name="Talysh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tolışi</span></a></li> </ul> 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org">Osaka</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native" lang="ja">大阪</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/City_designated_by_government_ordinance" class="mw-redirect" title="City designated by government ordinance">Designated city</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow ib-settlement-official"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">大阪市 · Osaka City</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Osaka_Castle_Park_20071230.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Osaka Castle"><img alt="Osaka Castle" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Osaka_Castle_Park_20071230.jpg/250px-Osaka_Castle_Park_20071230.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Osaka_Castle_Park_20071230.jpg/375px-Osaka_Castle_Park_20071230.jpg 1.5x, 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class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9430902">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Osaka&params=34_41_37_N_135_30_7_E_region:JP_type:city(2871680)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°41′37″N</span> <span class="longitude">135°30′7″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.69361°N 135.50194°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">34.69361; 135.50194</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_countries" title="List of countries">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_Japan" title="List of regions of Japan">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kansai" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansai">Kansai</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan" title="Prefectures of Japan">Prefecture</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Osaka_Prefecture" title="Osaka Prefecture">Osaka</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hideyuki_Yokoyama&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hideyuki Yokoyama (not yet started)">Hideyuki Yokoyama</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Prefectural governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hirofumi_Yoshimura&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hirofumi Yoshimura (not yet started)">Hirofumi Yoshimura</a> in office since April 8, 2019</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data">223.00 km<sup>2</sup> (86.10 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(January 1, 2012)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data">2,871,680</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">13,000/km<sup>2</sup> (33,000/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B9" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+9">UTC+9</a> (<a href="/wiki/Japan_Standard_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Japan Standard Time">Japan Standard Time</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">- Tree</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sakura" class="mw-redirect" title="Sakura">Sakura</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">- Flower</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pansy" class="mw-redirect" title="Pansy">Pansy</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Phone number</th><td class="infobox-data">06-6208-8181</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Address</th><td class="infobox-data">1-3-20 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Ōsaka-shi, Ōsaka-fu<br />530-8201</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/contents/wdu020/english">www<wbr />.city<wbr />.osaka<wbr />.lg<wbr />.jp<wbr />/contents<wbr />/wdu020<wbr />/english</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Osaka</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">大阪</span></span>)</span> is the <a href="/wiki/Capital_(city)" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital (city)">capital city</a> of <a href="/wiki/Osaka_Prefecture" title="Osaka Prefecture">Osaka Prefecture</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which faces Osaka Bay and the <a href="/wiki/Seto_Inland_Sea" title="Seto Inland Sea">Seto Inland Sea</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Osaka is in the <a href="/wiki/Kansai" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansai">Kansai</a> region. It is the economic and cultural center of the Kansai region. </p><p>Since <a href="/wiki/1980" title="1980">1980</a> it had been the second largest city in Japan. </p><p>It is a <a href="/wiki/City_designated_by_government_ordinance" class="mw-redirect" title="City designated by government ordinance">city designated by government ordinance</a> in Japan and is separated to 24 wards.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Osaka is surrounded by <a href="/wiki/Hy%C5%8Dgo_Prefecture" title="Hyōgo Prefecture">Hyōgo Prefecture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyoto_Prefecture" title="Kyoto Prefecture">Kyoto Prefecture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nara_Prefecture" title="Nara Prefecture">Nara Prefecture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wakayama_Prefecture" title="Wakayama Prefecture">Wakayama Prefecture</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_of_Ōsaka"><span id="History_of_.C5.8Csaka"></span>History of Ōsaka</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osaka&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: History of Ōsaka" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osaka&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: History of Ōsaka"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sometimes Osaka is called by its historical name naniwa<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">なにわ</span></span>)</span> .　Because it is by the sea, it is good for transportation. That is why an ancient emperor made Osaka <a href="/wiki/Naniwa-ky%C5%8D" title="Naniwa-kyō">the capital city</a>. In the early part of the <a href="/wiki/8th_century" title="8th century">8th century</a> Naniwa was one of capitals of Japan. In the middle of the <a href="/wiki/16th_century" title="16th century">16th century</a> <a href="/wiki/Toyotomi_Hideyoshi" title="Toyotomi Hideyoshi">Toyotomi Hideyoshi</a> founded Osaka castle and governed Japan in Osaka. The basis of development of Osaka was prepared in those times. Osaka castle was destroyed once by <a href="/wiki/Tokugawa_Ieyasu" title="Tokugawa Ieyasu">Tokugawa Ieyasu</a> but Ieyasu choose Osaka as one of the political centers in the Western Japan. He made Osaka a direct dominion of the <a href="/wiki/Shogun" title="Shogun">shogun</a>. During the Edo period Osaka was a center of <a href="/wiki/Commerce" title="Commerce">commerce</a>, <a href="/wiki/Finance" title="Finance">finance</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pharmacy" title="Pharmacy">pharmacy</a> and other products. It was a center for literature and theater. <a href="/wiki/Kabuki" title="Kabuki">Kabuki</a> in Osaka is as famous as Kabuki in <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Edo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kyoto" title="Kyoto">Kyoto</a>. It is also known for <a href="/wiki/Bunraku" title="Bunraku">bunraku</a> (a traditional puppet theater) and <a href="/wiki/Manzai" title="Manzai">manzai</a> (a kind of stand-up comedy). </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:OsakaCastleM0783.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/OsakaCastleM0783.jpg/220px-OsakaCastleM0783.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/OsakaCastleM0783.jpg/330px-OsakaCastleM0783.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/OsakaCastleM0783.jpg/440px-OsakaCastleM0783.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2945" data-file-height="1936" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Osaka_Castle" title="Osaka Castle">Osaka Castle</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Traditional Osaka food dishes include <i><a href="/wiki/Okonomiyaki" title="Okonomiyaki">okonomiyaki</a></i> (pan-fried <a href="/wiki/Batter_(cooking)" title="Batter (cooking)">batter</a> <a href="/wiki/Cake" title="Cake">cake</a>) and <i><a href="/wiki/Takoyaki" title="Takoyaki">takoyaki</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Octopus" title="Octopus">octopus</a> <a href="/wiki/Dumplings" class="mw-redirect" title="Dumplings">dumplings</a>). </p><p>In this region, many people speak a <a href="/wiki/Dialect" title="Dialect">dialect</a> called Osaka-Ben (e.g. "ookini"="thank you"). </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/Meiji_restoration" class="mw-redirect" title="Meiji restoration">Meiji restoration</a> Osaka was modernized and industrialized. It was a center of Japanese industry. After the <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> its economical importance was relatively less because Tokyo grew as an international city and many companies moved their headquarters to Tokyo. But Osaka is still a large, important city. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sightseeing_spots">Sightseeing spots</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osaka&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Sightseeing spots" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osaka&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Sightseeing spots"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Studios_Japan" title="Universal Studios Japan">Universal Studios Japan</a> – This is the most famous theme park in Osaka. There are shows, popular characters and musicals.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaiyuukan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kaiyuukan (not yet started)">Kaiyuukan</a> – This is the most famous aquarium in Osaka. They have animals including <a href="/wiki/Whale_shark" title="Whale shark">whale sharks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Penguin" title="Penguin">penguins</a>.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yoshimoto_shinkigenki&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yoshimoto shinkigenki (not yet started)">Yoshimoto shinkigenki</a> – It is a traditional comedy in Namba Grand Kagetsu.</li></ul> <dl><dt>Seasonal spots</dt></dl> <ul><li>In <a href="/wiki/Spring_(season)" title="Spring (season)">spring</a>, good places to see <a href="/wiki/Cherry_blossom" title="Cherry blossom">cherry blossoms</a> are the Mint and Banpakukinen Park.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Summer" title="Summer">summer</a>, there are displays of <a href="/wiki/Fireworks" class="mw-redirect" title="Fireworks">fireworks</a> at the Tenzin festival, Yodo river festival and PL art of fireworks.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Winter" title="Winter">winter</a>, there are <a href="/wiki/Christmas_decoration" title="Christmas decoration">Christmas decorations</a> at Nakanoshima and Midosuzi.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osaka&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: Sports" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osaka&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Sports"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Football_clubs_in_Osaka">Football clubs in Osaka</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osaka&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: Football clubs in Osaka" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osaka&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Football clubs in Osaka"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cerezo_Osaka" title="Cerezo Osaka">Cerezo Osaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gamba_Osaka" title="Gamba Osaka">Gamba Osaka</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Baseball_teams_in_Osaka">Baseball teams in Osaka</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osaka&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Change section: Baseball teams in Osaka" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osaka&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: Baseball teams in Osaka"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a> (It is on Hyōgo Prefecture but popular in Osaka too.)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orix_Buffaloes" title="Orix Buffaloes">Orix Buffaloes</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mind_sports_in_Osaka">Mind sports in Osaka</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osaka&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Change section: Mind sports in Osaka" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osaka&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: Mind sports in Osaka"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kansai_Ki-in" title="Kansai Ki-in">Kansai Ki-in</a> (Non-profit organization to promote <a href="/wiki/Go" class="mw-disambig" title="Go">Go</a> in Osaka)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osaka&veaction=edit&section=7" title="Change section: References" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osaka&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section's source code: References"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9724317">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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(2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA759&dq=">"Ōsaka"</a> in <i>Japan Encyclopedia</i>, p. 759.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Nussbaum, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA759&dq=">"<i>Ōsaka-fu</i>"</a> at p. 759.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Buhnik, Sophie. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://escholarship.org/uc/item/2df4m61b#page-4">"From Shrinking Cities to <i>Toshi no Shukushō</i>: Identifying Patterns of Urban Shrinkage in the Osaka Metropolitan Area,"</a> <i>Berkeley Planning Journal</i>, Vol. 23, No. 1 (2001), p. 135 [PDF 4 of 24]. Retrieved 2012-12-2.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Related_pages">Related pages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osaka&veaction=edit&section=8" title="Change section: Related pages" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osaka&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section's source code: Related pages"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Settsu_Province" title="Settsu Province">Settsu Province</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naniwa-ky%C5%8D" title="Naniwa-kyō">Naniwa-kyō</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_websites">Other websites</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osaka&veaction=edit&section=9" title="Change 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Osaka (not yet started)">Chūō</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fukushima-ku,_Osaka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fukushima-ku, Osaka (not yet started)">Fukushima</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Higashinari-ku,_Osaka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Higashinari-ku, Osaka (not yet started)">Higashinari</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Higashisumiyoshi-ku,_Osaka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka (not yet started)">Higashisumiyoshi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Higashiyodogawa-ku,_Osaka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka (not yet started)">Higashiyodogawa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hirano-ku,_Osaka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hirano-ku, Osaka (not yet started)">Hirano</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ikuno-ku,_Osaka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ikuno-ku, Osaka (not yet started)">Ikuno</a></li> <li><a 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class="new" title="Kita-ku, Sakai (not yet started)">Kita</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naka-ku,_Sakai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naka-ku, Sakai (not yet started)">Naka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nishi-ku,_Sakai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nishi-ku, Sakai (not yet started)">Nishi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mihara-ku,_Sakai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mihara-ku, Sakai (not yet started)">Mihara</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minami-ku,_Sakai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Minami-ku, Sakai (not yet started)">Minami</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sakai-ku,_Sakai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sakai-ku, Sakai (not yet started)">Sakai</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Core_cities_of_Japan" title="Core cities of Japan">Core cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Higashi%C5%8Dsaka" title="Higashiōsaka">Higashiōsaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hirakata" title="Hirakata">Hirakata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neyagawa,_Osaka" title="Neyagawa, Osaka">Neyagawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suita" title="Suita">Suita</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Takatsuki&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Takatsuki (not yet started)">Takatsuki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyonaka" title="Toyonaka">Toyonaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yao,_Osaka" title="Yao, Osaka">Yao</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Special_cities_of_Japan" title="Special cities of Japan">Special cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ibaraki,_Osaka" title="Ibaraki, Osaka">Ibaraki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kishiwada,_Osaka" title="Kishiwada, Osaka">Kishiwada</a><sup>☆</sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dait%C5%8D,_Osaka" title="Daitō, Osaka">Daitō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fujiidera,_Osaka" class="mw-redirect" title="Fujiidera, Osaka">Fujiidera</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Habikino&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Habikino (not yet started)">Habikino</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hannan,_Osaka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hannan, Osaka (not yet started)">Hannan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ikeda,_Osaka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ikeda, Osaka (not yet started)">Ikeda</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Izumi,_Osaka&action=edit&redlink=1" 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