Tour of the city of Osaka

Osaka is the third largest city in Japan.
The history of this city goes back centuries.
It is one of the oldest ports in the Land of the Rising Sun.
On the site of modern Osaka, the first settlements appeared long before the appearance of Kyoto and Tokyo.
At the end of the 4th century, Emperor Ojin built here the first city in the country, in the center of which stood the imperial palace.
The town was called Naniwa.
Since the 15th century, the city has been called Osaka.
The city flourished at the end of the 16th century.
The legendary shogun Hideyoshi Toetomi put an end to the feudal fragmentation of the country, subjugating the warring samurai clans to his power.
He built a castle and made Osaka his residence.
The castle is almost entirely made of stone.
This is the first stone structure of this scale in Japan. About 30,000 people were involved in the construction. In the masonry of the walls of 11 stones weighing more than 100 tons. The castle is 5-storey and 3 underground levels go deep into the embankment.
It looks very beautiful against the background of modern skyscrapers.

We will also visit one of the largest in the world. Oceanariums.
It is located on the shore of Osaka Bay. The Oceanarium was opened in 1990. The total volume of water is 11,000 tons.

Our tour will end with a visit to Umeda Sky Bilding.
It is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the city.
The skyscraper consists of two 40-storey towers connected at the top by pedestrian bridges and an escalator.
From the open observation deck there is a magnificent view of the whole city.