Wellcome to Osaka

South central Japan, 400 km from Tokyo. 

Osaka Overview 

Below is the area often known as Keihanshin the metropolitan region encompassing the cities of Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe. It has a population of about 15,670,000 (2028 data) It is Japan's second most populated urban region after the Greater Tokyo Area, containing approximately 15% of Japan's population.

For a lot of info see   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keihanshin

General road map.

 General topographic map.

Vector map, showing off the core cities of Keihanshin: 

Osaka (population 2.65 million) - red

Kobe (population 1.53 million) - green

Kyoto (population 1.46 million) - blue

Aspects of Interest 

Rail Travel

Greater Osaka has a very extensive network of railway lines, comparable to that of Greater Tokyo. Main rail terminals in the city include, Umeda, Namba, Tennoji, Kyobashi, and Yodoyabashi. 

High speed, non stop, rail lines run from Shin-Ōsaka Station and provide connections to other major cities in Japan, such as Kyoto, Nagoya, Yokohama and Tokyo to the east, and Kobe, Okayama, Hiroshima, Kitakyushu and Fukuoka to the west.

 Osaka Municipal Subway

First opened in 1933, it now has 8 underground lines with a total of 125 stations. Basic ticket price; 200y adult, 100y youth. No extra cost to transfer to a bus. If you need to transfer to the commuter rail line the cost is 300y adult, 150y youth.   

Air Travel

Kansai International Airport opened in 1994 and is now the main international airport for the region. It sits on an artificial island off-shore in Osaka Bay. In addition there are also Osaka airport (inland) and Kobe airport (another island), both of which handle domestic fights.