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Osaka Sights

Osaka is divided into 26 wards, and though the official city population is only 2.6 million, if you were to include the rest of Osaka Prefecture, this number would jump to nearly 9 million. Central Osaka is predominantly a business district, with some shopping and entertainment. The JR Kanjo-sen (Loop Line) circles the city center. Osaka Station, the primary train station for the city, is at the north end of this loop. In front of Osaka Station, to the east of Hankyu Umeda Station, is the center of Kita-ku (Kita Ward), one of Osaka's major shopping areas. Although ultramodern skyscrapers soar above the streets, Umeda Chika Center is an underground maze of malls, crowded with dozens of restaurants, shops that carry the latest fashions, and department stores that sell every modern gadget. More »