Satellite photo of northern Osaka Bay

Osaka Bay (大阪湾 Osaka-wan) is a bay in western Japan. As an eastern part of the Inland Sea, it is separated from the Pacific Ocean by the Kii Channel and from the neighbor western part of the Inland Sea by the Akashi Strait. Its western shore is formed by Awaji Island, and its northern and eastern shores are part of the Kansai metropolitan area. Satellite image of Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay in Japan. ... Satellite image of Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay in Japan. ... An inland sea is a shallow sea that covers central areas of continents during high stands of sea level that result in marine transgressions. ... The Kii Channel ( Kii suidō) is a strait separating the Japanese islands of Honshu and Shikoku. ... Awaji Island (Jp. ... The Kansai (Japanese: 関西) region of Japan, also known as the Kinki region (近畿地方, Kinki-chihō), lies in the Southern-Central region of Japans main island, Honshu. ... A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs. ...

Major ports on Osaka Bay include Osaka, Kobe, Nishinomiya, Sakai, Amagasaki, and Hannan. Osaka Castle (ÅŒsaka-jō) Location in Japan Osaka Aquarium (Kaiyukan) Osaka railway station The Osaka Tower (TsÅ«tenkaku) Osaka City   listen? (大阪市; ÅŒsaka-shi) is the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ... Port Tower at night For the basketball star Kobe Bryant go here. ... Nishinomiya (西宮市; Nishinomiya-shi) is a city located in Hyōgo, Japan, between the cities of ÅŒsaka and Kōbe. ... Sakai (堺市; -shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ... Amagasaki (尼崎市; -shi) is a city located in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. ... Hannan (阪南市; -shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan. ...

A number of artificial islands have been created in Osaka Bay in past decades, including Kansai International Airport, Port Island, and Rokko Island. Before Mexico City, Tenochtitlan was an artificial island of 250,000 (Dr Atl) Dejima, not allowed direct contact with nearby Nagasaki Formoza (Gdynia) The World in Dubai An artificial island is an island that has been formed by human, rather than natural means. ... Kansai International Airport )(IATA: KIX, ICAO: RJBB), is an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, off the shore of Sennan district of Osaka, Japan. ... Port Island (ポートアイランド Pōtoairando) is an artificial island in Kobe, Japan. ... Map of the various methods of transportation to Rokko Island from Kobe. ...

Several islands at the south end of Osaka Bay are part of the Seto Inland Sea National Park.

Coordinates: 34°30′N 135°18′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...