Osaka

Osaka developed around a very protected harbor. Ships from China and Ryukyu Islands, southwest of Japan, could easily dock there. There were hundreds of warehouses near the dock and the goods were transported by the river to inland cities like Kyoto. Osaka also became the center of Japan's economy because areas of good farmland surrounded the city. The daimyo transported their surplus rice to sell in Osaka and it became the center of rice market in Japan. Osaka was also famous for its castles, which was a Buddhist temple, and the 150 bridges that crossed it's rivers and moats.