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The Osaka That Was Sea
Guided by ancient landforms and place names, travelers walk through the Osaka that was once sea, beneath the city of merchants.
2026.02
課題Issue
Tourism clusters in the commercial districts of Kita and Minami, and Osaka's place in Japan's ancient history goes unused.
視点Approach
The city is reread from its terrain, when much of the plain lay under the Kawachi Bay and Lake, and the Uemachi Plateau was a peninsula reaching into the sea.
施策Proposals
- A map of ancient Osaka that traces the old coastline
- A guidebook for reading terrain and place names
- Model routes from museums to excavation sites and tombs