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Accessible from around the world. Equipped with a
superb range of excellent convention facilities and high-quality accommodation. Pulsing with unbeatable
nightlife and entertainment choices. Osaka, the world-class convention city, welcomes you.
As an international convention and tourist destination, Osaka is
pleased to present its many fine conference facilities. Of special
note is the Osaka International Convention Center. Opened in April
2000 as a state-of- the- art edifice unmatched anywhere in the world,
this new facility takes the city's conference and event capabilities
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| Osakans love humor, eat well, work and play hard.
The spirit of independence and enterprise that courses through the
city is the product of the hard-working merchants and townspeople
who built Osaka and made it what it is today. As it has for centuries,
Osaka bustles with the energy of its people. |
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| As Japan's first international trading port, Osaka
has welcomed people, cultures, and concepts from around the world
since ancient times. Visitors to Osaka continue to enjoy the warmth
of this hospitality today, in a city that greets the world with
open arms. |
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| Another irresistible attraction of the city is
its proud his- tory, reflected in its architectural heritage, traditional
ceremonies and performing arts. Even amid the hurry of modern life,
Osakans lovingly preserve their rich legacy of ancient festivals
and performances. |
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| For centuries the hub of commerce in Japan, Osaka
was also known as "the kitchen of the nation" for its vital role
as the central location in which products and commodities were gathered
and then redistributed throughout the nation. This economic might
gave rise to Osaka's unique cuisine as well as to such magnificent
forms of popular entertainment as the Bunraku puppet show and Kamigata
kabuki, a style originally developed in the Osaka-Kyoto area. This
fascinating heritage continues to suffuse the culture of the city
even today. |
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