Bibliography

Aerial Photograph of Kansai International Airport​. Photograph. Wikipedia. March 20, 2007.
Accessed April 26, 2019. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansai_International_Airport.
This is an aerial photo of Kansai Airport in Osaka. This image gave me a better
understanding of why the airport is such an innovative structure, I used this image on my
public transportation tab.

Britannica Academic. "Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area." In ​Encyclopedia Britannica​. N.p.,

2019.
https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Tokyo-Yokohama-Metropolitan-Area/1
08688.
This article from Britannica gave me a better understanding of Osaka in comparison to
other major cities in Japan. In the article, Osaka was compared to Yokohama in
population and compared to Tokyo for economics. Additionally, the source talked about
population demographics and migration trends which is what I ended up using the source
for.

Dooley, Kevin. ​Street Photos from Osaka​. Photograph. flickr. November 2010. Accessed April
26, 2019. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/6158727063/.
This is an image of the street crowds in Osaka, I used this for the header of my
population demographics and migration trends.

Frontiers Environmental Science. "Air Pollutants in Osaka (Japan)." Frontiers in Environmental

Science. Last modified March 18, 2015. Accessed April 11, 2019.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2015.00018/full.
This is an article that talks about aerosol and how it affects Osaka's air quality. There
were several experiments conducted at Kinki University in Osaka studying the thickness
of aerosols in the air and ways that they are trying to cleanse the air. I used this article for
my environment tab on my website.

G20 2019 Japan​. Photograph. The Government of Japan. Accessed April 26, 2019.
https://www.japan.go.jp/g20japan/.
Seeing this picture promoting the G20 Summit in Osaka this year made me realize how
big this event is to the city and country.

Government of Japan. "Osaka, Osaka Pref." The Government of Japan. Accessed April 17, 2019.
https://www.japan.go.jp/g20japan/osaka.html.
Osaka is preparing to host the G20 Summit in June of 2019. This event is the
government's priority at the moment. I used this source for the government tab to give an
example of political priorities in the Osakan government.

Japan Subway Association. "Osaka Metro." Japan Subway Association. Last modified 2014.
Accessed April 4, 2019. http://www.jametro.or.jp/en/japan/osaka.html.
 Osaka’s Municipal subway website helped me learn about the history of Osaka's subway
system. Through this source, I discovered that over 2 million Osakans commute to the
city via subway making it the backbone of public transportation.

Lonely Planet. "Osaka is Good Food And Good Times." Lonely Planet. Last modified 2019.
Accessed April 7, 2019. https://www.lonelyplanet.com/japan/kansai/osaka.
Lonely Planet gave me information on the characteristics of an Osakan and their values.
This source helps me discover a lot about Osaka's culture in the modern day. I learned
about the 24-hour eating culture and shopping streets with this source. I used it for the
culture characteristics page to talk about how the people of Osaka value cuisine.

"Ōsaka." In ​Encyclopedia Britannica​, edited by Britannica Academic. N.p., 2019.

https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Ōsaka/57517.
I used this article form Britannica for several tabs; economy, and the homepage. The
website gave me Osaka's physical description for the home page as well as what
industries the city is engaged in for the economy page.

"Osaka." In ​New World Encyclopedia​. N.p., 2019.

http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Osaka.
New World Encyclopedia gave me information for three different tabs; public
transportation, culture, and population demographics and migration trends. The
encyclopedia gave information on Kansai Airport that is situated on an artificial island.
Additionally, the source talked about how many businesses have relocated to Tokyo and
how important shopping is to Osakan culture.

Osaka.​ Photograph. pixabay. Accessed April 26, 2019.

https://pixabay.com/photos/osaka-japan-city-urban-skyscrapers-1973532/.
I used this image for the header of my environment. I wanted the picture to portray the
beauty of Osaka and the greenery.

"Osaka." In ​World Book Student​. N.p., 2019.

https://www.worldbookonline.com/student-new/#/article/home/ar406860.
World Book gave me information for my migration tab, culture tab, and transportation
tab. For the migration tab, the source talked about how rapid population growth in the
city caused land and housing shortages which caused citizens to migrate to the suburbs to
escape the crowd. World Book gave an overview of the types of public transportation tab
and said that traffic is a severe issue in the city. For the culture tab, World Book talked
about Osaka Castle, museums and traditional japanese puppet theatre.

Osaka Business Park / OBP​. Photograph. Japan-Photo. Accessed April 26, 2019.
http://www.japan-photo.de/e-osaka12-business-park.htm.
This is a picture of Osaka Business park which is where lots of business activity in the
city takes place. I used this image as the header for the economics tab.
Osaka Castle Keep Tower​. Photograph. Wikimedia Commons. April 4, 2015. Accessed April 26,
2019.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Osaka_Castle_Keep_Tower_in_201504_013.J
PG.
This is an image of Osaka Castle which is a historic landmark of the city built in 1583. I
used this picture in my culture tab for a sacred/special cite in Osaka.

Osaka City Hall​. Photograph. Wikimedia Commons. September 27, 2013. Accessed April 26,
2019. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Osaka_City_Hall_Osaka_Japan01.jpg.
I used this image of Osaka City Hall as the header image of my political leadership tab.

Osaka, Japan​. Photograph. University of Texas Libraries/ Perry-Castañeda Library Map

Collection. 1986. Accessed April 26, 2019.
https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_cities/osaka.jpg.
This is an old map of Osaka published in 1986. I put this image of the map on the
homepage.

Osaka, Japan: City points of interest​. Photograph. 2019.

https://www.worldbookonline.com/student-new/#/media/lr 012568/type/map.
This is a more recent map of Osaka that I put next to the old map on the homepage to
show how the city has developed.

"Ōsaka-Kōbe Metropolitan Area." In ​Encyclopedia Britannica.​ N.p., 2019.

https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Ōsaka-Kōbe-metropolitan-area/108766.
This article from Britannica gave me information on the city's government structure,
Osaka is an urban prefecture with 13 towns and 31 cities. Also, the source talked about
how the city was destroyed in World War II so when it was rebuilt there was less
Japanese architecture and more westernized architecture. Thirdly, this article mentioned
that Osaka is home to many large banks and thrives in foreign trade.

Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building​. Photograph. Pinterest. Accessed April 26,
2019. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/41799102765252032/.
I used this image of the Sakishima Building on the political leadership tab because this
building is where a lot of government work takes place.

Osaka Subway 31904 at Nishinakajima-Minamigata Station​. Photograph. Wikimedia Commons.

May 20, 2017. Accessed April 26, 2019.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Osaka_Subway_31904_at_Nishinakajima-Min
amigata_Station.jpg.
This is an image of a train that operates on the Osaka subway system. I used this as the
header to my public transportation tab because the subway is the backbone of public
transportation in the city.
Port of South Osaka​. Photograph. Wikimedia Commons. April 30, 2016. Accessed April 26,
2019. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Port_of_south_Osaka_-_大阪南港
_-_panoramio_(2).jpg.
This is an image of a port in south Osaka, I put this on my economy page because the city
thrives off of maritime trade.

Scholastic, Inc. "Osaka." In ​Scholastic.​ N.p., 2019.

https://go.scholastic.com/D/article/a20/220/a2022010-h.html?highlightTerm=osaka%20
AND%20culture.
Scholastic Go! helped me with information on trade for the economy tab. Additionally,
the source helped give background on the founding of the city. Osaka was founded by a
samurai lord in 1583 and in the 1600s became known as the pantry of Japan because of
their large food and resource options.

Shimbun, Sankei. ​Osaka Mayor Writes Open Letter to San Francisco on Comfort Women Statue.​
Photograph. Japan Forward. October 5, 2017. Accessed April 26, 2019.
https://japan-forward.com/osaka-mayor-writes-open-letter-to-san-francisco-on-comfort-w
omen-statue/.
This is an image of the mayor of Osaka that I put on the political leadership tab.

Street Lights Osaka City Walking Tour in Japan​. Photograph. City HD Wallpapers. Accessed
April 30, 2019.
http://www.cityhdwallpapers.com/6091/street-lights-osaka-city-walking-tour-in-japan-20
14-04-23-69.html.
This is an image of the city at night that I used for the header of my culture tab.

Szekely, Pedro. ​Osaka, Japan.​ Photograph. flickr. October 23, 2016. Accessed April 26, 2019.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pedrosz/30400139970.
This is an image of Osaka's skyline at night that I used for the banner of my homepage.

Tenjinbashisuji shopping street​. Photograph. Wikimedia Commons. March 4, 2013. Accessed

April 26, 2019.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tenjinbashisuji_shopping_street_-_panoramio
_(25).jpg.
This is an image of the largest shopping street in Japan that is located in Osaka. I put this
on the culture tab.