Osaka, shahrest dar Yaponiya, markazi mamurii prefekturai Osaka (Osaka-fu). Dar hamvorii nazdisohilii khaliji Khonsyu (bahri Dokhilii Yapon) va deltai daryoi Yodo voqe ast. Aholiash 2780 hazor nafar (1975).
Osaka badi Tokio duyumin shahri az jihati iqtisodi muhimi mamlakat ast. Bandari kaloni bahri, uzeli muhimi rohi ohan va rohhoi avtomobilgard. Aeroportash ahamiyati baynalkhalqi dorad. Markazi muhimi moliya va savdoi Yaponiya. Dar Osaka birjahoi sholi, pakhta, palatahoi savdoyu sanoat, pravleniyai jamiyati aksioneron, inchunin shubahoi bankhoi kalontarini kommersionii mamlakat voqeand.
Dar shahr ziyoda aa 30 hazor korkhonahoi sanoati muttahid karda shudaand. 15%-i gudozishi pulod, 40%prokat va 1/3 hissai mahsuloti az metallhoi ranga tayyor kardai mamlakat ba Osaka rost meoyad. Solhoi 1960—70 dar Osaka sanoati vaznin behtar taraqqi kard. Makhsusan sanoati moshinsozi (kishtisozi, moshinsozii energetiki, asbobu dastgohsozi, tajhizoti radiotekhniki) rivoj yoft.
Sohahoi digari sanoatash: khimiya (masolehi rezkiy, sintezi, loku rang, doru), bofandagi (matohoi muina, pakhtagin va trikotaji), poligrafi, charmu poyafzol, khurokvori (konservi mohi, ord, qand va gayra), sement, shishayu safol, chubgari va gayra. Dar Osaka chandin bogi istirohat va metropoliten (az 1933) hast. Universitet va digar maktabhoi oli, muzey, planetariy dorad. Soli 1970 Osaka namoishgohi baynalkhalqii «Ekspo-70* bud. Az yodgorihoi memorii asrhoi miyona mabadhoi Sitennodzi (asri 6) va Temmangu (asri 10), qalai Osaka (1586) boqi mondaand.
Osaka bori avval dar dastkhathoi asrhoi 4—7 nombar shudaast. Nomi peshta- raash Naniva; az asri 15 — Osaka. Solhoi 1583—86 hokimi hamonvaqtai Yaponiya Khideyosi Toyotomi dar Osaka qala sokhta, onro ba qarorgohi khud tabdil dod. Dere naguzashta Osaka shahri kalon va markazi savdoi mamlakat gardid. Az avval asri 20 yake az markazhoi harakati korgarii Yaponiya.