Osaka (Japanese: 大阪市, Hepburn: Ōsaka-shi, pronounced ; commonly just 大阪, Ōsaka ()) is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan.It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama.With a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest …

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Takoyaki (たこ焼き or 蛸焼) is a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special molded pan. It is typically filled with minced or diced octopus (tako), tempura scraps (), pickled ginger (beni shoga), and green onion (negi). The balls are brushed with takoyaki sauce (similar to Worcestershire sauce) and mayonnaise, and then sprinkled with …

In geography, a plain is a flat expanse of land that generally does not change much in elevation, and is primarily treeless.Plains occur as lowlands along valleys or at the base of mountains, as coastal plains, and as plateaus or uplands.. In a valley, a plain is enclosed on two sides, but in other cases a plain may be delineated by a complete or partial ring of hills, by mountains, or by …

Kita Kita (I See You; キタ キタ) is a 2017 Philippine romantic comedy film written and directed by Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo, and starring Alessandra de Rossi and Empoy Marquez.Set in Sapporo, Japan, the film follows Lea (De Rossi), a Filipino tour guide living in Japan who goes blind after having witnessed her Japanese fiancé's infidelity. After a while, fellow Filipino and …

Osaka (大阪市 Ōsaka-shi?, ascolta [?·info], AFI: /oˈzaka/, letteralmente "grande pendio"), è una città del Giappone di oltre 2,75 milioni di abitanti situata nella regione del Kansai, nell'isola di Honshū, alla foce dei fiumi Yodo e Yamato. È la capitale dell'omonima prefettura e la seconda città del Giappone per numero di abitanti dopo Yokohama (terza se si considera Tokyo ...

Nara (奈良市, Nara-shi, Japanese: ) is the capital city of Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2022, Nara has an estimated population of 367,353 according to World Population Review, making it the largest city in Nara Prefecture and sixth-largest in the Kansai region of Honshu.Nara is a core city located in the northern part of Nara Prefecture bordering the Kyoto Prefecture.

Magatama (勾玉, less frequently 曲玉) are curved, comma-shaped beads that appeared in prehistoric Japan from the Final Jōmon period through the Kofun period, approximately 1000 BCE to the 6th century CE. The beads, also described as "jewels", were made of primitive stone and earthen materials in the early period, but by the end of the Kofun period were made almost …

Shanghai (/ ʃ æ ŋ ˈ h aɪ /; Chinese: 上海, Shanghainese: Zaon 6 he 5 [zɑ̃̀.hɛ́] (), Standard Mandarin pronunciation: [ʂâŋ.xàɪ] ()) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowing through it. With a population of 24.89 million as of ...

A kitchen knife is any knife that is intended to be used in food preparation.While much of this work can be accomplished with a few general-purpose knives – notably a large chef's knife, a tough cleaver, a small paring knife and some sort of serrated blade (such as a bread knife or serrated utility knife) – there are also many specialized knives that are designed for specific tasks.