Location: Osaka Prefecture
Kinki, Japan
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese: 大阪府
• Rōmaji: Ōsaka-fu
Country: Japan
Region: Kansai
Island: Honshu
Capital: Osaka
Government• Governor: Ichirō Matsui
Area• Total: 1,899.28 km (733.32 sq mi)
Area rank: 46th
Population (January 1, 2012)• Total: 8,864,228
• Rank: 3rd
• Density: 4,700/km (12,000/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code: JP-27
Districts: 5
Municipalities: 43
Flower: Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
Primrose (Primula sieboldii)
Tree: Ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba)
Bird: Bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)
Website: www.pref.osaka.jp/en/index.html
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Osaka Prefecture (大阪府, Ōsaka-fu) is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshu, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area. Osaka is one of the two "urban prefectures" (府, fu) of Japan, Kyoto being the other (Tokyo became a "metropolitan prefecture", or to, in 1941).
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1. Mint Museum
1-1-79 Temma, Kita-Ku, Osaka 530-0043 Osaka Prefecture +81 6-6351-5361 http://www.mint.go.jp/enjoy/plant-osaka/plant_visit_museum_h.html
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Tour the facility that produces Japanese coins and medals of honor and visit the historic coinage museum year-round. If you visit during the spring, you might catch the cherry blossoms on the Mint's 400 cherry trees.
2. Osaka Prefectural Government Office
3. Osaka Prefecture Kokan
4. Osaka City Hall
5. Karatoyama Ancient Tomb
1 Ko, Fujiidera 583-0006 Osaka Prefecture
