Timeline of Osaka
Prior to 19th century
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Map of Osaka in 1686 CE
- 211 CE – Sumiyoshi taisha (shrine) founded. erste erwähnung
- 593 CE – Shitennō-ji (temples) founded.
- 645 CE – Capital of Japan relocated to Naniwa-kyō;[1] Kōtoku in power.
- 672 – Tenmu in power.[2]
- 724 – Shōmu in power.[2]
- 794 – Japanese capital relocated from Naniwa to Heian-kyō.[2]
- 1496 – Ishiyama Hongan-ji construction begins (approximate date).[3][4]
- 1583 – Osaka Castle construction begins.[4]
- 1614 – November: Siege of Osaka begins.
- 1615
- June: Siege of Osaka ends.
- Dōtonbori (canal) built.
- 1684 – Takemoto-za puppet theatre opens.[5]
- 1720 – Sasa-se theatre fan club founded.[6]
- 1724 – Kaitokudō merchant academy established.[7]
- Gallery
Sumiyoshi Taisha Grand Shrine
Remains of Naniwa-no-Miya Palace (2017)
19th century
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Osaka Japan in 1880s
Sennichimae area in 1916
- 1805 – Bunrakuza puppet theatre opens (approximate date).[5]
- 1837 – Economic/social unrest led by Ōshio Heihachirō.[1]
- 1838 – Tekijuku (school) opens.[5]
- 1868
- European commerce begins.[8]
- City becomes part of Osaka Municipal Prefecture.[5]
- 1869 – Tokyo-Osaka steamship line begins operating.[9]
- 1871
- Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka postal service begins.[10]
- Imperial Mint built.[11][12]
- 1874 – Kobe-Osaka railway begins operating;[13] Ōsaka Station (with clocktower) opens.[14]
- 1875 – Meiji political Osaka Conference of 1875 held.
- 1876 – Osaka Nippō (newspaper) begins publication.
- 1878 – Osaka Stock Exchange and Osaka Chamber of Commerce [15] established.
- 1879 – Asahi Shimbun (newspaper) begins publication.[16]
- 1880 – Osaka Commercial Training Institute established.
- 1881 – Osaka Iron Works established.[9][17]
- 1882
- Osaka Boseki Kaisha (spinning mill) in business.
- Population: 332,425.[4]
- 1884 – Osaka Shosen Kaisha (shipping firm) in business.[18]
- 1887 – Population: 426,846.[4]
- 1888 – Osaka Mainichi Shinbun (newspaper) begins publication.[19]
- 1890 – Nakanoshima Park opens.[12]
- 1892
- 1895
- Sumitomo Bank established.[20][21]
- Kyōbashi Station built.
- 1897
- 1900 – Population: 881,344 city; 1,678,422 prefecture.[24]
20th century
Skyscrapers in Umeda district
Sennichimae area in 1916
1900s–1940s
- 1901 – Satirical Kokkei Shinbun begins publication.[25][26]
- 1903 – National Industrial Exposition (Japan) held in Osaka.[27][4]
- 1904 – Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library opens.
- 1905 – Maruki-go bakery in business.[28]
- 1909 – Tennōji Park established.
- 1910 – Population: 1,239,373 city; 2,197,201 prefecture.[24]
- 1915 – Tennōji Zoo founded.[29]
- 1917 – City planning committee formed.[13]
- 1918
- 1919 – Miki Hall (concert venue) opens.[30]
- 1920
- 1922 – Daimaru department store built.[28]
- 1923
- 1924 – Osaka Photographic Science Society founded.[34]
- 1925
- City wards established: Higashinari, Higashiyodogawa, Konohana, Minato, Naniwa, Nishinari, Nishiyodogawa, Sumiyoshi, and Tennōji.
- "Public radio broadcasting commences."[16]
- Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. established.
- Population: 2,114,804.[31]
- 1926 – Asahi Kaikan (concert hall) opens.[30]
- 1927 – Dojima Ohashi (bridge) built over Dojima River.[17]
- 1928 – Osaka University of Commerce active.
- 1929
- Kosobe Conservatory (garden) established.[35]
- Hankyu Department Store opens in Umeda Station.
- 1930 – Population: 2,453,573 city; 3,540,017 prefecture.[24]
- 1931 – National Defense Women's Association founded in Osaka.[10][36]
- 1932 – City wards established: Asahi and Taishō.
- 1933
- Subway Midōsuji Line begins operating.
- Sanwa Bank established.[21]
- 1936
- Osaka Tigers baseball team formed.
- Osaka Municipal Museum of Art opens.
- 1940
- January 28: Train crash at Ajikawaguchi Station.[11]
- Population: 3,252,340 city;[37] 4,843,032 prefecture.[24]
- 1942
- Osaka Shimbun (newspaper) in publication.[15]
- Subway Yotsubashi Line begins operating.
- 1943
- City wards established: Abeno, Fukushima, Higashisumiyoshi, Ikuno, Jōtō, and Miyakojima.
- Hitachi Zosen Corporation in business.[17]
- 1945
- March 13: Bombing of Osaka during World War II begins.
- August 14: Bombing of Osaka ends.
- Population: 1,102,959.[38]
- Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau established.
- 1947
- Kansai Symphony Orchestra founded.
- Population: 1,559,310.[37]
- 1948 – Grand Sumo tournament begins.[39]
- 1949 – Osaka City University and Osaka Securities Exchange[15] active.
1950s–1990s
- 1950 – Population: 1,956,136.[38]
- 1955
- Cinerama Gekijo opens.[40]
- Sankei Sports newspaper begins publication.[15]
- Population: 2,547,321.[31]
- 1956
- Tsūtenkaku (tower) built.
- Osaka designated a government ordinance city.[41]
- 1957 – Sister city relationship established with San Francisco, USA.[42]
- 1958 – Radio Osaka begins broadcasting.
- 1961
- September: Typhoon Muroto II occurs.[11]
- Subway Chūō Line begins operating.
- 1964
- Tokyo-Osaka Tōkaidō Shinkansen (hi-speed train) begins operating.[11]
- Nagai Stadium opens.
- 1967 – Subway Tanimachi Line begins operating.
- 1968 – Osaka Sports newspaper in publication.[15]
- 1969 – Subway Sakaisuji Line and Sennichimae Line begin operating.
- 1970
- 1972
- May 13: Sennichi Department Store Building fire.
- Osaka Expo '70 Stadium opens.
- 1974 – City wards established: Hirano, Suminoe, Tsurumi, and Yodogawa.
- 1975 – Population: 2,780,000.[44]
- 1977 – National Museum of Art, Osaka opens.
- 1979 – Capsule Inn Osaka in business.[45]
- 1980 – Osaka Symphony Orchestra established.[46]
- 1982
- Osaka International Ladies Marathon begins.
- Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka established.
- 1983 – Osaka-jō Hall (arena) opens.
- 1984 – National Bunraku Theatre opens.[2]
- 1987 – Kincho Stadium opens.
- 1989
- City wards established: Chūō and Kita.
- Osaka Science Museum opens.
- 1990
- Subway Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line begins operating.
- Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan opens.
- Garden and Greenery Exposition held in city.[47]
- 1993 – Umeda Sky Building constructed.
- 1995
- January 17: The 6.9 Mw Great Hanshin earthquake shakes the southern Hyōgo Prefecture with a maximum Shindo of VII, leaving 5,502–6,434 people dead, and 251,301–310,000 displaced in the region.
- Takafumi Isomura becomes mayor.
- 1996 – Osaka Prefectural Central Library opens.[48]
- 1997 – Tempozan Ferris Wheel and Kyocera Dome open.
- 1999 – Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum opens in nearby Ikeda.
21st century
- 2001 – June 8: Osaka school massacre occurs in nearby Ikeda.
- 2006 – Subway Imazatosuji Line begins operating.
- 2007 – Kunio Hiramatsu becomes mayor.
- 2009 – Kansai Music Conference begins.
- 2010 – Population: 2,665,314.[49]
- 2011 – Tōru Hashimoto becomes mayor.[50]
- 2013 – Festival Hall opens.
- 2014 – Population: 2,685,218.[51]
See also
- Osaka history
- Osaka history (in Japanese; includes timeline)
- List of mayors of Osaka
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