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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)

Torii Kiyonobu (Japanese, 1664–1729)

Kōichi Yamamoto (American, born Japan, born 1947)

Active

Kitano Tsunetomi (Japanese, 1880-1947)

Matsuno Kassui (Japanese, active 1920s)

Tenki (Japanese, active ca. 1830s)

Yamana Yoshimitsu (Japanese, active 1920s)

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