Osaka (135.464E 34.701N) is the heart of Japan’s second industrial belt. Located on the delta of the Yodo River, the city has numerous canals and more than 800 bridges. The city first became prominent in 1583 under the shogun Toyotomi Hideyoshi and was first opened to Western trade in 1868. Militarily important facilities in 1941 included the Fujinagata Dockyard, and the city was the headquarters of the Central District Army.
The city was attacked by B-29 Superfortresses laden with incendiary bombs on 13 March 1945. Eight square miles (2100 hectares) of the city were burned out, killing 3000 and leaving another 500,000 homeless. American losses were two bombers destroyed and eight damaged.
| Yard |
Floor Space |
Building Way Length |
Merchant Tonnage |
Naval Tonnage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsurumi |
887 |
3650 |
2906 |
806 |
| Fujinagata |
2097 |
1842 |
80 |
745 |
| Osaka |
342 |
1476 |
533 |
653 |
| Osaka-Amagasaki |
48 |
535 |
165 |
0 |
| Sanko |
112 |
1017 |
208 |
0 |
| Urabe |
15 |
298 |
102 |
0 |
| Naniwa |
126 |
1082 |
632 |
91 |
| Chikko-Hitachi |
609 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Amagasaki-Amagasaki |
139 |
680 |
428 |
0 |
| Settsu |
38 |
426 |
124 |
0 |
References
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia (c) 2007 by Kent G. Budge. Index