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 | | The capital is the city of Osaka Osaka prefecture Osaka prefectural symbol Capital Osaka Region : Kinki Island : Honshu Area - Tota... |
 | | The symbol of Osaka Prefecture, called the sennari byôtan or "thousand gourds," was originally the crest of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the feudal lord of Osaka Castle. |
 | | Until the reclamation of the Kansai International Airport island, Osaka was the smallest prefecture by area; it is now merely the second-smallest. |
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