Images of Osaka, Wakayama, Himeji and Nara. October and November 2023. “Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan, and one of the three major cities of Japan. Osaka means ‘large hill’ or ‘large slope’. It is unclear when this name gained prominence over Naniwa [the old name of the […]
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Photos of Japan (January 2023)
Images of Osaka, Kobe and Takamatsu. January 2023. “Osaka had a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, which is the second-largest metropolitan area in Japan. Osaka means ‘large hill’ or ‘large slope’. It is unclear when this name gained prominence over Naniwa, […]