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- Season 10 Kamioka: Pedaling Ahead to the Past
- Season 10 Chugei, Kochi: Exploring the Yuzu Road
- Season 10 Nichinan: A Port City Reviving
- Season 10 Tottori: Crab Lover's Paradise
- Season 10 Nagahama: Heading North Along Lake Biwa
- Season 10 Iheya: Peaceful Winter Getaway
- Season 10 Kikuchi: Slow Food, Slow Travel
- Season 10 Okinawa: Architecture of History and Tradition
- Season 10 Iojima: A Volcanic Island with a Passion for Rhythm
- Season 10 Gliding Hokkaido's Powder
- Season 10 Minami-Uonuma: Weaving New Snow Country Tales
- Season 10 Oku-Echizen: Abundance and Tranquility
- Season 10 Road Tripping Around Miyazaki
- Season 10 Tateyama: Wondrous Underwater Encounters
- Season 10 Iga: Keeping the Ninja Tradition Alive
- Season 10 Hieizan: Mother Mountain of Eternal Prayer
- Season 10 Uchiko: Epic Kite Battle
- Season 10 Yamaguchi: Landscapes and Their Stories
- Season 10 Nishi-Izu, Hidden Gem
- Season 10 Shizuoka: Wonderland of Green Tea
- Season 10 Hachimantai: Timeless Landscape, Healing Water
- Season 10 Tonami: The Winds of Change
- Season 10 Mt. Hakusan: Sacred Peak of Natural Beauty
- Season 10 Sawara: Festival Floats Keeping Ties Alive
- Season 10 Steel City Muroran and Its Hidden Charms
- Season 10 Izumo: The Heart of the Japanese Spirit
- Season 10 Iwate: Blazing a Trail to the Future
- Season 10 Rausu: Coexistence with Nature's Bounty
- Season 10 Kagawa: Stepping into the Past
- Season 10 Nakanojo: The Force of Art and Nature
- Season 10 Yamanashi: Escaping the Heat by the Katsura River
- Season 10 Kishiwada Danjiri Festival: Thrills and Local Pride
- Season 10 New Wind Blowing in Iwamizawa
- Season 10 Ise: Pilgrimage to the Heart of Japan
- Season 10 Nanyo: From Wheels to Wings
- Season 10 Osaka: The Architecture of a Vibrant Metropolis
- Season 10 Climbing Fun on Sacred Mt. Myogi
Journeys in Japan - Season 10 Episode 36 Osaka: The Architecture of a Vibrant Metropolis
9.00 28 minutes Osaka is the largest city in western Japan. The 16th-century warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who unified Japan after a long period of civil war, chose it as his power base and built a castle there to serve as the power base for his clan. In the years that followed, Osaka became a major logistical and economic hub. From the mid-19th century, Osaka rode the wave of Japan's modernization and the city expanded rapidly. The development of its spinning industry brought prosperity. During this period it was known as "Great Osaka" and saw the construction of many handsome commercial buildings, several of which survive to this day. From the late 1940's, the city was a driving force for Japan's postwar reconstruction and rapid economic growth. In 1970 it became the first city in Asia to host a world's fair, known as Expo '70. On this episode of Journeys in Japan, American architect James Lambiasi visits Osaka and explores its history and culture, as reflected in its impressive architecture.
