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Osaka Castle is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. Originally called Ozakajō, it is one of Japan's most famous castles, and... played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period. The main tower of Osaka Castle is situated on a plot of land roughly one kilometer square. It is built on two raised platforms of landfill supported by sheer walls of cut rock, using a technique called Burdock piling, each overlooking a moat. The central castle building is five stories on the outside and eight stories on the inside, and built atop a tall stone foundation to protect its occupants from sword-bearing attackers. The Castle grounds, which cover approximately 60,000 square meters contain thirteen structures which have been designated as Important Cultural Assets by the Japanese government, including: In 1583 Toyotomi Hideyoshi commenced construction on the site of the Ikkō-ikki temple of Ishiyama Hongan-ji. The basic plan was modeled after Azuchi Castle, the headquarters of Oda Nobunaga.
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The Utsubo Tennis Center is a tennis complex situated in the Utsubo Park, Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan. The complex is the host of the annual WTA Tour... stop, the HP Open . The stadium court has a capacity of 5,000 people, second court has a capacity of 500 people.
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The Osaka Nagai Second Stadium is the support stadium for the Nagai Stadium in Nagai Park, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan. The Aid Stadium,... occasionally called The Second Nagai Stadium allows the bigger stadium to host world class athletic events. It seats 15,000 with overflow room on a grass hill. The Aid Stadium is home to Sagawa Express Osaka S.C. and occasionally Cerezo Osaka .
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Nagai Ball Gall Field , named Kincho Stadium for J. League association football games, Top League rugby football games, and X-League American... football games, is a football and rugby union stadium located in Nagai Park, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan. The 20,000 seat stadium is the third stadium in the Nagai Complex along with Nagai Stadium, and Nagai Aid Stadium. With Cerezo Osaka's moving the home and the renovation of the stadium in 2010, the naming rights of the stadium were advertised. The rights were knocked down to Dainihon Jochugiku Company, Limited for 36 million yen a year and stadium was named "Kincho Stadium ". The name is used from August 1, 2010 until December 31, 2013. Kincho also became the uniform sponsor for Cerezo Osaka.
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Ryō Horikawa , born February 1, 1958 in Osaka, Japan is a Japanese voice actor. He is married to fellow Japanese voice actress Hitomi Oikawa,... whose birth name is also Horikawa . His former stage name is also Ryo Horikawa, which has his given name, Makoto, pronounced as Ryo. Horikawa started out as a child actor in elementary school. He made his debut in voice acting as the protagonist of the 1984 anime Yume Senshi Wingman. From there, he became famous for his anime character roles as Andromeda Shun , Heiji Hattori , Reinhard von Lohengramm and Vegeta . He's also well known for his game role as Captain Falcon . His wife is also a vocal artist.
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Yuriko Yamaguchi is a Japanese voice actress who was born in Osaka. Previously a member of Vi-Vo, Yuriko is currently freelance. She is most known... for the roles of Nico Robin and the second voice of Nurse Joy . Her hobby is overtone singing. Her nickname is "Yuruko". Yuko Kobayashi filled in as the voice of Nico Robin and Kikuko Inoue filled in as the voice of Nurse Joy while Yamaguchi was on maternity leave.
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Reiko Takagi is a Japanese voice actress from Osaka, Japan. She is currently represented by Sigma Seven. All lead roles are in bold.

Yuki Matsuoka is a voice actress from the Hirano-ku ward of Osaka. She graduated from Otemae Women's University in Nishinomiya. She is affiliated with Production Baobab.

Ryuji Sasai is a Japanese former video game composer and bass guitarist. He is best known for his work on Xak, Final Fantasy Legend III and Final... Fantasy Mystic Quest. Sasai is noted for his rock style. His musical career came about when he was 15 years old and he formed a band. Before entering the gaming industry, Sasai was involved in the anime department, scoring two television series and a film. After creating music for four games as a freelancer, he was employed at Square from 1991 to 1998, where he worked on five games in total. Although seemingly gone from the game music scene, he continued to compose music for bishōjo games, pachinko machines, and bands under a pseudonym. During his career in game music, Sasai often collaborated with fellow composers Tadahiro Nitta, Chihiro Fujioka, and Yasuhiro Kawakami. He has also been a member of the rock bands Novela and Action, and is currently performing with Queen Mania and Spiders from Cabaret as a bassist. Born in Osaka, Japan, Ryuji Sasai began his musical career at the age of 15 playing instruments and forming a band.
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Norihiko Hibino is a Japanese video game composer and saxophonist. After graduating from Berklee College of Music, he moved to Kansas City to start... a career as a solo jazz musician. He later relocated to Japan to work for Konami, where he became best known his work on Konami's Metal Gear Solid and Zone of the Enders video game series. After working with Konami, Hibino started his own company, GEM Impact, which is a studio consisting of composers Takahiro Izutani, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Takahide Ayuzawa, and Norihiko Hibino himself. Additional staff includes DJ Uraken who acts mainly as a producer. The studio often enlists the talents of Uetake MacARTHUR for their graphical needs. An additional part of GEM Impact is GEM Factory, an in-house record label which has put out the debut album of The Outer Rim and the Ninja Blade soundtrack. Through GEM Impact, Hibino and his team have been able to work on games, anime, websites, and other projects that require music.
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