Osaka-jō Hall

JOIX-DTV (channel 10), branded as Yomiuri TV (読売テレビ, Yomiuri Terebi, YTV (stylized as ytv°)), is the Kansai region flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned by the Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (讀賣テレビ放送株式会社, Yomiuri Terebi Hōsō kabushiki gaisha) subsidiary of the eponymous Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Japan's largest media conglomerate; Yomiuri TV forms part of Yomiuri's main television broadcasting arm alongside Kantō region flagship Nippon TV, which owns a 15.89% share in the company. Founded as New Osaka Television Co. on February 13, 1958, and renamed Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation on August 1, the station started broadcasting on August 28 as the first TV station to be affiliated with Nippon Television Network Corporation. Its studios are located in the Osaka Business Park district of Osaka.

Osaka Business Park (大阪ビジネスパーク, Ōsaka Bijinesu Pāku, OBP) refers to a planned city surrounding Chūō-ku, Osaka.

Matsushita IMP Hall (松下IMPホール, usually shortened to IMP Hall) is a multi-purpose venue located on the second floor of the Matsushita IMP Building, in Osaka, Japan. It has a floor area of 642.96m2 and 857 movable seats. It has hosted many notable international touring artists, such as Morrissey, Night Ranger, Alice Cooper, My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park, Cheap Trick, Kansas, Iron Maiden, UFO, Green Day, Rage Against the Machine and Björk.

Osaka Business Park Station (大阪ビジネスパーク駅, Ōsaka Bijinesu Pāku-eki) is a metro station on the Osaka Metro Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. With a depth of 32.3 m (106 ft), it is the deepest station in the Osaka subway system.

Osaka Castle Park (大阪城公園, Osaka-Jō-Kōen) is a public urban park and historical site situated at Osaka-Jō in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. It lies on the south of the Ōkawa (Kyū-Yodo River) and occupies a large area in the center of the city of Osaka. This park is the second largest park in the city. The park was constructed on a site with a long history. In the fifteenth century, a militant temple, Ishiyama Hongan-ji, was built here. In 1583, Toyotomi Hideyoshi destroyed Ishiyama Hongan-ji and built Osaka Castle here. From 1870 to 1945 the Osaka Arsenal used a large area, and it was destroyed at end of World War II. In 1931, Osaka Castle Park was opened to the public, but most of the area was used by the Imperial Japanese Army. After World War II, most of the military complex was removed and replaced by the public urban park. In the park, there is Osaka Castle Hall, a large athletic field, baseball field, football field, open-air music theatre, open-air concert hall, and Osaka Castle Keep Tower. From the top of keep tower, the vista includes Osaka Bay to Mount Ikoma, which surround the Osaka Plain. Many busking groups perform in the park. In spring, cherry blossom and plum blossom viewing is popular at this park.

Osaka Castle (大坂城 or 大阪城, Ōsaka-jō) is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The castle is one of Japan's most famous landmarks and it played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period.

The fall of Osaka Castle occurred between Imperial and Tokugawa shogunate forces during the Boshin War in Japan, where soon after the Battle of Toba–Fushimi, the Tokugawa-held Osaka Castle was captured by pro-Imperial "Kangun" forces on February 2, 1868.

Osaka City Museum (大阪市立博物館, Ōsaka Shiritsu Hakubutsukan) is a former museum dedicated to the history of Ōsaka, Japan. Located in the former headquarters of the 4th Division of the Imperial Japanese Army in Osaka Castle Park, the ground floor opened to the public in December 1960, with the special exhibition Momoyama Culture. After completion of the second stage of works, the entire museum opened in November 1962, with the special exhibition Famous Treasures of Osaka. In March 1989, the museum welcomed its 3,200,000th paying visitor. At the end of March 2001, Osaka City Museum permanently closed. Later the same year, the new Osaka Museum of History opened a short distance away.The former headquarters building itself dates to 1931, the year reconstruction of the Osaka Castle tenshu in ferroconcrete was completed and Osaka Castle Park opened to the public. After World War II, the building was used as the headquarters in turn of the Osaka City Police and Osaka Prefectural Police. After remodelling, it served as Osaka City Museum. Transformed again, the former army headquarters building now functions as a dining and shopping space, under the moniker MIRAIZA Osaka-jo.

Ōsakajō-kōen Station (大阪城公園駅, Ōsakajō-kōen-eki, lit. "Ōsaka Castle Park") is a railway station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Osaka Loop Line in Jōtō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station name translates as Osaka Castle Park. The station was designed to reflect the architecture of Ōsakajō (Ōsaka Castle), for which the station gets its name. This could be seen in the black and white coloured contrast of the walls, and the green-coloured roofs (representing the iconic colour of corroded copper roofs that Ōsakajō is well known for having).

The Osaka Arsenal was a state weapons factory of the Imperial Japanese Army in Osaka during the period from 1870 to 1945. In the Meiji period, the self-supply of the armed forces with modern weapons was a high concern for the government. The Japanese military leader Ōmura Masujirō proposed to build a garrison with gun and ammunition production facilities at Osaka Castle. The central location of Osaka favored transport routes over land and water. Although Ōmura was the victim of an attack in November 1869, his proposal was nevertheless accepted. In February 1870 an office for weapons production (造兵司, Zōheishi) was established, and in March of that year the first employees moved into an empty rice warehouse in the northeastern part of Osaka Castle. This was the birth of the Osaka Arsenal. Machines and workers came mainly from the Nagasaki Iron Works. In 1871 the works were renamed "Office for weapons production Osaka" (大阪 造兵司, Ōsaka Zōheishi); in 1872, "Osaka Factory" (大砲 製造所, Ōsaka Seizōsho); in 1875, "Artillery Office of the 2nd Artillery Military District" (砲兵 第二 方面内 砲兵 支廠, Hōhei Daini Hōmennai Hōhei Shishō); and finally, in 1879, "Artillery Osaka" as the state production center for guns and grenades, while the Arsenal Tokyo was production center for handguns. During the Satsuma rebellion in 1877, the arsenal was very active to meet the high demand. Other wars, such as the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) and the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), allowed the arsenal to expand, so that it captured the entire eastern side of the castle grounds. The staff strength fluctuated greatly. During times of crisis many workers were hired, only to be released when the crisis passed. This led to tensions with the workforce, especially in December 1906 after the Russo-Japanese War and in October 1919 after the First World War. During the Pacific War, the workforce of the arsenal grew steadily, reaching over 60,000 employees, and the arsenal developed into one of the largest military factories in the Japanese Empire. Towards the end of the war, however, the production yield sank due to material and labor shortages. Osaka became the target of American air strikes from 1945. The arsenal was initially only slightly damaged, but on August 14, 1945, a day before the capitulation of Japan, there was a devastating air raid that destroyed 90% of the arsenal. The death toll on the arsenal site was relatively low at 382 dead, as most of the workers, with the exception of air defense, had left the area after the air alarm. The death toll outside the arsenal site is unknown. With the end of the Pacific War, the 75-year history of the arsenal came to an end. After the war, the extensive grounds were partially overbuilt by commercial high-rise buildings, and partly used as a park (Osaka Castle Park).

Hōkoku Shrine (豊國神社, Hōkoku-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Osaka, Japan. It is one of several Toyokuni shrines built in honor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. It is part of the Osaka Castle Park.

Ōsakajō-kitazume Station (大阪城北詰駅, Ōsakajō-kitazume-eki) is a railway station on the West Japan Railway Company JR Tōzai Line in Amijimacho, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The station took over the ridership of the former Katamachi Station, which was the original terminal for the Gakkentoshi Line, now starting at Kyobashi Station. The former Keihan Main Line also had a station in the same area.