Visiting Osaka Since its founding, Osaka has been known as "Japan's kitchen" for its fine foods. In the hands of its entrepreneurial people, it has also long been the heart of Japanese commerce. The city's Shinsaibashi Street shopping arcade, which dates to the Edo, is still popular with visitors today.
浪花町來去自德川家康開埠以來，大阪城就享有「全國廚房」的美稱，此外，至今仍廣受遊客歡迎的心齋橋筋商店街即形成於江戶時期，在善於經商的大阪人經營下，該市更是早就確立了全國商業中心的地位。