Osaka Prefecture
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Summary
Osaka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 22,875 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #12 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Osaka Bay[5]
- Head of government: Hirofumi Yoshimura[6]
- Instance of: fu[7]
- Capital: Osaka[8]
- Currency: yen[9]
- Shares border with: Hyōgo Prefecture[10], Kyoto Prefecture[11], Nara Prefecture[12], Wakayama Prefecture[13]
- Named after: Ōsaka[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Osaka[15], Sakai[16], Toyonaka[17], Takatsuki[18], Higashiōsaka-shi[19], Kishiwada[20], Suita[21], Ibaraki[22], Hirakata[23], Neyagawa[24], Yao[25], Ikeda[26], Minoh[27], Settsu[28]
- Flag: flag of Osaka prefecture[29]
- Twinned administrative body: Shanghai[30], East Java[31], Val-d'Oise[32], Queensland[33], Primorsky Krai[34], California[35], Lombardy[36], Dubai[37], Ho Chi Minh City[38]
- Legislative body: Osaka Prefectural Assembly[39]
- Executive body: Ōsaka Prefectural Government[40]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms[41]
- Commons category: Osaka prefecture[42]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Osaka Prefecture include Daihatsu[43], an automobile manufacturer[44], in Japan[45], founded in 1907[46], headquartered in Osaka[47] and Osaka derby[48], an association football derby[49], in Japan[50].
Why It Matters
Osaka Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for it include Daihatsu[43], an automobile manufacturer[44], in Japan[45], founded in 1907[46], headquartered in Osaka[47] and Osaka derby[48], an association football derby[49], in Japan[50].