Osaka

designated city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Osaka

Summary

Osaka is a city designated by government ordinance[1]. Osaka has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Osaka is located in Osaka Prefecture[3].
  • Osaka is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Osaka is on the body of water Higashi-Yokobori River[5].
  • Osaka is on the body of water Aji River[6].
  • Osaka is on the body of water Osaka Bay[7].
  • Osaka's head of government is recorded as Hideyuki Yokoyama[8].
  • Osaka is on the continent of Asia[9].
  • Osaka's instance of is recorded as city designated by government ordinance[10].
  • Osaka's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan[11].
  • Osaka's instance of is recorded as port city[12].
  • Osaka's instance of is recorded as city of Japan[13].
  • Osaka's instance of is recorded as metropolis[14].
  • Osaka's instance of is recorded as former capital[15].
  • Osaka's instance of is recorded as megacity[16].
  • Osaka's instance of is recorded as city for international conferences and tourism[17].
  • Osaka's instance of is recorded as Enumeration of 24[18].
  • Osaka's capital is recorded as Kita-ku[19].
  • Osaka's shares border with is recorded as Sakai[20].
  • Osaka's shares border with is recorded as Higashiōsaka-shi[21].
  • Osaka's shares border with is recorded as Matsubara[22].
  • Osaka's shares border with is recorded as Yao[23].
  • Osaka's shares border with is recorded as Daitō-shi[24].
  • Osaka's shares border with is recorded as Kadoma[25].
  • Osaka's shares border with is recorded as Moriguchi[26].
  • Osaka's shares border with is recorded as Settsu[27].

Body

Geography

Osaka is in the country of Japan[4]. Osaka is located in Osaka Prefecture[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Higashi-Yokobori River[5], a canal[28], in Japan[29]; Aji River[6], a river[30], in Japan[31], founded in 1684[32]; and Osaka Bay[7], a bay[33], in Japan[34]. Osaka is on the continent of Asia[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city designated by government ordinance[10], prefectural capital of Japan[11], port city[12], city of Japan[13], metropolis[14], and former capital[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Osaka include 3320 Namba[35], an asteroid[36] and Keihanshin[37], a metropolitan area[38], in Japan[39].

Why It Matters

Osaka has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Osaka is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for Osaka include 3320 Namba[35], an asteroid[36] and Keihanshin[37], a metropolitan area[38], in Japan[39].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . wikidata.org.
  24. [6] . wikidata.org.
  25. [7] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag osaka
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: osaka, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289951018|osaka (#289951018)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 7d ago · Putnik · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id osaka
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: osaka"
  3. 8d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gaycities id osaka
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13968]]: osaka, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/226429105|Osaka (#226429105)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7294|GayCities city]] #mix'n'mat"
  4. 17d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in kana おおさかし
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||cy, fr, it, fi, id, tl, es, af, pl, nb, eo, nl, de, scn, sv, en, eu, ug, vi, et, nn, gl, lb, hr, hu, da, ca, lv, sco, co, ga, mul */ Cleanup: remove"
  5. 18d ago · Hirho · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native label {'lang': 'ja-hani', 'text': '大阪市'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1814]]: おおさかし"
  6. 23d ago · Hirho · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native label {'lang': 'ja-hani', 'text': '大阪市'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P1705]]: 大阪市"
  7. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0401429-osaka-Japonsko
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0401429-osaka-Japonsko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
  8. 8w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Transliteration or transcription Ōsaka-shi
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Rescuing 2 sources and submitting 0 for archiving. #IABot (v2.0.9.5)"
  9. 8w ago · Hirho · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here Category:Births in Osaka
    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+20'}
    Native label {'lang': 'ja-hani', 'text': '大阪市'}
    Website
    + 62 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P2440]]: Ōsaka-shi"
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