Ōsaka
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- Names
Ōsaka
Osaka
- Place Type
- inhabited place
- Description
- Ancient city that was formerly the principal port of Kyōto; fortified by Hideyoshi, who built castle 1583-1585; burned in 1868 & later restored; severely damaged by USA bombing 1944-1945; produces iron, steel & electrical equipment.
- Authority
- Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Source
- Columbia Encyclopedia (1975); Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961); NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988);
- Born
Fukumoto Shihoko (Japanese, born 1945)
Hiratsuka Yūji (Japanese, active United States, born 1954)
- Active
Kitano Tsunetomi (Japanese, 1880-1947)
Matsuno Kassui (Japanese, active 1920s)
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