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Osaka Bay (??? Osaka-wan) is a bay in western Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
. As an eastern part of the Inland Sea
Inland Sea

Formally named the , the Inland Sea is the body of water separating Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, three of the main islands of Japan. It serves as an international waterway, connecting the Pacific Ocean to the Sea of Japan....
, it is separated from the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
 by the Kii Channel
Kii Channel

The is a strait separating the Japanese islands of Honshu and Shikoku. It connects the Pacific Ocean and Inland Sea....
 and from the neighbor western part of the Inland Sea by the Akashi Strait. Its western shore is formed by Awaji Island
Awaji Island

is an island in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, in the eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea between the islands of Honshu and Shikoku. As a transit between those two islands Awaji originally means "the road to Awa province ", the historic province bordering the Shikoku side of the Naruto strait now part of Tokushima Prefecture....
, and its northern and eastern shores are part of the Kansai
Kansai

The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshu. The region includes the prefectures of Nara Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, and Shiga Prefecture....
 metropolitan area
Metropolitan area

A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central city and their zone of influence....
.

Major ports on Osaka Bay include Osaka, Kobe, Nishinomiya
Nishinomiya, Hyogo

is a cities of Japan located in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, between the cities of Osaka and Kobe. On April 1, 2005, the city of Nishinomiya celebrated its 80th anniversary....
, Sakai
Sakai, Osaka

is a cities of Japan in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the Medieval era.Following the February 2005 annexation of Mihara, Osaka in Minamikawachi District, Osaka, the city has grown further and is now the fourteenth most populous city in Japan, with 833,414 residents as of 2007-0...
, Amagasaki
Amagasaki, Hyogo

is an industrial cities of Japan located in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1916. Its population is around 460,000, but well below its peak of over 554,000 in 1971....
, and Hannan
Hannan, Osaka

is a cities of Japan located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 58,465 and the population density of 1,619.53 persons per km?....
.

A number of artificial island
Artificial island

An artificial island is an island that has been constructed by humans rather than formed by natural means. They are created by expanding existing islets, construction on existing reefs, or amalgamating several natural islets into a bigger island....
s have been created in Osaka Bay in past decades, including Kansai International Airport
Kansai International Airport

is an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, off the shore of the cities of Sennan, Osaka and Izumisano, Osaka and the town of Tajiri, Osaka in Osaka Prefecture, Japan....
, Port Island
Port Island

is an artificial island in Chuo-ku, Kobe, Kobe, Japan. It was constructed between 1966 and 1981 at Port of Kobe, and officially opened with an exposition called "Port Pier '81." It now houses a heliport, numerous hotels, a large convention center, the UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Japan's 3rd and latest IKEA store, and several parks....
, and Rokko Island
Rokko Island

is the second major artificial island in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Kobe, Japan located in the southeast region at Port of Kobe. The island was constructed from Land reclamation between 1973 and 1992....
.

Several islands at the south end of Osaka Bay are part of the Seto Inland Sea National Park.

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).






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Osaka Bay (??? Osaka-wan) is a bay in western Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
. As an eastern part of the Inland Sea
Inland Sea

Formally named the , the Inland Sea is the body of water separating Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, three of the main islands of Japan. It serves as an international waterway, connecting the Pacific Ocean to the Sea of Japan....
, it is separated from the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
 by the Kii Channel
Kii Channel

The is a strait separating the Japanese islands of Honshu and Shikoku. It connects the Pacific Ocean and Inland Sea....
 and from the neighbor western part of the Inland Sea by the Akashi Strait. Its western shore is formed by Awaji Island
Awaji Island

is an island in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, in the eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea between the islands of Honshu and Shikoku. As a transit between those two islands Awaji originally means "the road to Awa province ", the historic province bordering the Shikoku side of the Naruto strait now part of Tokushima Prefecture....
, and its northern and eastern shores are part of the Kansai
Kansai

The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshu. The region includes the prefectures of Nara Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, and Shiga Prefecture....
 metropolitan area
Metropolitan area

A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central city and their zone of influence....
.

Major ports on Osaka Bay include Osaka, Kobe, Nishinomiya
Nishinomiya, Hyogo

is a cities of Japan located in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, between the cities of Osaka and Kobe. On April 1, 2005, the city of Nishinomiya celebrated its 80th anniversary....
, Sakai
Sakai, Osaka

is a cities of Japan in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the Medieval era.Following the February 2005 annexation of Mihara, Osaka in Minamikawachi District, Osaka, the city has grown further and is now the fourteenth most populous city in Japan, with 833,414 residents as of 2007-0...
, Amagasaki
Amagasaki, Hyogo

is an industrial cities of Japan located in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1916. Its population is around 460,000, but well below its peak of over 554,000 in 1971....
, and Hannan
Hannan, Osaka

is a cities of Japan located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 58,465 and the population density of 1,619.53 persons per km?....
.

A number of artificial island
Artificial island

An artificial island is an island that has been constructed by humans rather than formed by natural means. They are created by expanding existing islets, construction on existing reefs, or amalgamating several natural islets into a bigger island....
s have been created in Osaka Bay in past decades, including Kansai International Airport
Kansai International Airport

is an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, off the shore of the cities of Sennan, Osaka and Izumisano, Osaka and the town of Tajiri, Osaka in Osaka Prefecture, Japan....
, Port Island
Port Island

is an artificial island in Chuo-ku, Kobe, Kobe, Japan. It was constructed between 1966 and 1981 at Port of Kobe, and officially opened with an exposition called "Port Pier '81." It now houses a heliport, numerous hotels, a large convention center, the UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Japan's 3rd and latest IKEA store, and several parks....
, and Rokko Island
Rokko Island

is the second major artificial island in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Kobe, Japan located in the southeast region at Port of Kobe. The island was constructed from Land reclamation between 1973 and 1992....
.

Several islands at the south end of Osaka Bay are part of the Seto Inland Sea National Park.

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
Shinkansen

File:JR East Shinkansen lineup 200 E2 E4 E1 Niigata Depot 20071100.JPGThe is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan operated by four Japan Railways Group companies....
), room for expansion (land reclaimed form the sea), and a large local market (9 million).

There has been a recent economic change in Osaka Bay: The decline of older 'heavy' industries such as Nippon Steel
Nippon Steel

, also referred to as , was formed in 1970. Nippon Steel Corporation is the world's second-largest List of steel producers in volume and the second most profitable steel company in the world....
, and the expansion of 'new tech' companies such as ICT. There has been a growth in the quaternary industries
Quaternary sector of industry

The quaternary sector of the economy is an extension of the three-sector hypothesis of industrial evolution. It principally concerns the intellectual services: information generation, information sharing, consultation, education and research and development....
 — 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 Harbor Village Ferris wheel
Tempozan Harbor Village Ferris wheel

With the height of 112.5 meters and diameter of 100 meters, Tempozan Harbor Village Ferris wheel is located in Osaka, Japan in the Tempozan Harbor Village area, next to Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, one of the largest aquariums in the world....
 and Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

The is one of the largest public aquariums in the world. It is located in the ward of Minato-ku, Osaka in Osaka, Osaka, Japan, near Osaka Bay.The walk-through aquarium displays several habitats in 16 tanks, along with the marine life inside them....
 are both located in the Tempozan Harbor Village area of Osaka.

Major ports

  • Port of Kobe
    Port of Kobe

    The Port of Kobe is a Japanese maritime port in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area, backgrounded by the Hanshin Industrial Region....
  • Port of Osaka
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Airports

  • Kansai International Airport
    Kansai International Airport

    is an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, off the shore of the cities of Sennan, Osaka and Izumisano, Osaka and the town of Tajiri, Osaka in Osaka Prefecture, Japan....
  • Kobe Airport
    Kobe Airport

    is an airport on an artificial island just off the coast of Kobe, Japan. It primarily handles domestic flights, but can also accommodate international charter flights....