Flights and Travel guide of Osaka

Osaka is Japan’s third largest city, and it is the heart of the country’s largest metropolitan region, which consists of Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto and has a population of around 20 million people. Osaka, then known as Naniwa, was twice the imperial capital of Japan, in the seventh and eighth centuries, but only for short periods, and the city has throughout its history been more famous for its economic than its political power. Osaka was historically Japan’s commercial capital, and it is still a powerful business centre with a large working population. In fact, the city’s population increases with more than a million, from 2.6 to 3.7 million during the day thanks to the vast number of commuters ...