Osaka Bay

Osaka Bay
Satellite photo of northern Osaka Bay
Osaka Bay Location in Japan Show map of Osaka Prefecture Osaka Bay Osaka Bay (Japan) Show map of Japan
Coordinates	34°30′N 135°18′E / 34.500°N 135.300°E / 34.500; 135.300
Ocean/sea sources	Pacific Ocean
Basin countries	Japan

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Osaka Bay (大阪湾 Ōsaka-wan Japanese:

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Major ports on Osaka Bay include

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A number of artificial islands have been created in Osaka Bay in past decades, including Kansai International Airport, Kobe Airport, Port Island, and Rokkō Island. In antiquity, Osaka Bay stretched almost to Kyoto, Naniwa, Osaka's oldest settlement, itself a peninsula in the bay.

Several islands at the south end of Osaka Bay are part of the

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Industries locate around Osaka Bay because there is a skilled and plentiful workforce, many port facilities, efficient linkages (from small to medium to large firms). There are good transport links (including the Shinkansen), room for expansion (land reclaimed from the sea), and a large local market (9 million).

In a recent economic change in Osaka Bay, older 'heavy' industries such as

— research, development, and information. There has also been a development in the science parks and the building of new motorways; this has meant the loss of the countryside.

The Tempozan Ferris Wheel and Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan are both located in the Tempozan Harbor Village area of Osaka.

Major ports

• Port of Kobe
• Port of Osaka

Airports

• Kansai International Airport
• Kobe Airport

See also

• Seto Inland Sea

34°30′N 135°18′E / 34.500°N 135.300°E / 34.500; 135.300