Oosaka

Osaka 大阪市
Designated city
City of Osaka
Night view from Umeda Sky Building Dōtonbori and Tsūtenkaku Shitennō-ji, Sumiyoshi taisha and Osaka Castle
Flag Seal
Location of Osaka in Osaka Prefecture
Osaka Location in the Kansai region Show map of Kansai region Osaka Show map of Japan Osaka Show map of Asia Osaka Show map of Earth
Coordinates: 34°41′38″N 135°30′8″E / 34.69389°N 135.50222°E / 34.69389; 135.50222Coordinates: 34°41′38″N 135°30′8″E / 34.69389°N 135.50222°E / 34.69389; 135.50222
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Hirofumi Yoshimura (ORA)
Area
• Designated city	223.00 km2 (86.10 sq mi)
Population (January 1, 2012)
• Designated city	2,668,586 (3rd)
• Metro	19,341,976 (2nd)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Cherry
- Flower	Pansy
Phone number	06-6208-8181
Address	1-3-20 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Ōsaka-shi, Ōsaka-fu 530-8201
Website	www.city.osaka.lg.jp/contents/wdu020/enjoy/en/content_administration.html

Osaka
"Osaka" in kanji
Japanese name
Kanji	大阪
Transcriptions Romanization Ōsaka

Local administration
The Mayor and the Council
Osaka City Hall
Mayor:	Toru Hashimoto
Vice Mayors:	Akira Morishita, Takashi Kashiwagi
City Council
President:	Toshifumi Tagaya (LDP)
Members:	83 councilors (7 vacant)
Factions:	Osaka Restoration Association (36), Liberal Democratic Party and Citizen's Club (20), Komei Party (19), Japanese Communist Party (9), Go OSAKA (1) Osaka Abe (1)
Seats by districts:	Ward (no. of seats) Abeno-ku (4), Asahi-ku (4), Chūō-ku (2), Fukushima-ku (2), Higashinari-ku (3), Higashisumiyoshi-ku (5), Higashiyodogawa-ku (6), Hirano-ku (6), Ikuno-ku (5), Jōtō-ku (5), Kita-ku (3), Konohana-ku (3), Minato-ku (3), Miyakojima-ku (3), Naniwa-ku (2), Nishi-ku (2), Nishinari-ku (5), Nishiyodogawa-ku (3), Suminoe-ku (4), Sumiyoshi-ku (6), Taishō-ku (3), Tennōji-ku (2), Tsurumi-ku (3), Yodogawa-ku (5)
Website	Osaka City Council
Note: As of October 27, 2017

Osaka (大阪市, Ōsaka-shi) (Japanese pronunciation: [oːsaka];  listen ) is a designated city in the Kansai region of Japan. It is the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Japan and among the largest in the world with over 19 million inhabitants. Situated at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, Osaka is the second largest city in Japan by daytime population after Tokyo's 23 wards and the third largest city by nighttime population after Tokyo's 23 wards and Yokohama, serving as a major economic hub for the country.

Historically a merchant city, Osaka has also been known as the "nation's kitchen" (天下の台所, tenka no daidokoro) and served as a center for the rice trade during the Edo period.