Timeline of Osaka
Prior to 19th century
    
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Map of Osaka in 1686 CE
- 211 CE – Sumiyoshi taisha (shrine) founded.
 - 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][5]
 - 1614 – November: Siege of Osaka begins.
 - 1615
- June: Siege of Osaka ends.
 - Dōtonbori (canal) built.
 
 - 1684 – Takemoto-za puppet theatre opens.[6]
 - 1720 – Sasa-se theatre fan club founded.[7]
 - 1724 – Kaitokudō merchant academy established.[8]
 
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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).[6]
 - 1837 – Economic/social unrest led by Ōshio Heihachirō.[1]
 - 1838 – Tekijuku (school) opens.[6]
 - 1868
- European commerce begins.[9][5]
 - City becomes part of Osaka Municipal Prefecture.[6]
 
 - 1869 – Tokyo-Osaka steamship line begins operating.[10]
 - 1871
- Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka postal service begins.[11]
 - Imperial Mint built.[12][13]
 
 - 1874 – Kobe-Osaka railway begins operating;[14] Ōsaka Station (with clocktower) opens.[15]
 - 1875 – Meiji political Osaka Conference of 1875 held.
 - 1876 – Osaka Nippō (newspaper) begins publication.
 - 1878 – Osaka Stock Exchange and Osaka Chamber of Commerce [16] established.
 - 1879 – Asahi Shimbun (newspaper) begins publication.[17]
 - 1880 – Osaka Commercial Training Institute established.
 - 1881 – Osaka Iron Works established.[10][18]
 - 1882
- Osaka Boseki Kaisha (spinning mill) in business.
 - Population: 332,425.[4]
 
 - 1884 – Osaka Shosen Kaisha (shipping firm) in business.[19]
 - 1887 – Population: 426,846.[4]
 - 1888 – Osaka Mainichi Shinbun (newspaper) begins publication.[20]
 - 1890 – Nakanoshima Park opens.[13]
 - 1892
 - 1895
- Sumitomo Bank established.[21][22]
 - Kyōbashi Station built.
 
 - 1897
 - 1900 – Population: 881,344 city; 1,678,422 prefecture.[25]
 
20th century
    

Skyscrapers in Umeda district

Sennichimae area in 1916
1900s–1940s
    
- 1901 – Satirical Kokkei Shinbun begins publication.[26][27]
 - 1903 – National Industrial Exposition (Japan) held in Osaka.[28][4]
 - 1904 – Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library opens.
 - 1905 – Maruki-go bakery in business.[29]
 - 1909 – Tennōji Park established.
 - 1910 – Population: 1,239,373 city; 2,197,201 prefecture.[25]
 - 1915 – Tennōji Zoo founded.[30]
 - 1917 – City planning committee formed.[14]
 - 1918
 - 1919 – Miki Hall (concert venue) opens.[31]
 - 1920
 - 1922 – Daimaru department store built.[29]
 - 1923
 - 1924 – Osaka Photographic Science Society founded.[35]
 - 1925
- City wards established: Higashinari, Higashiyodogawa, Konohana, Minato, Naniwa, Nishinari, Nishiyodogawa, Sumiyoshi, and Tennōji.
 - "Public radio broadcasting commences."[17]
 - Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. established.
 - Population: 2,114,804.[32]
 
 - 1926 – Asahi Kaikan (concert hall) opens.[31]
 - 1927 – Dojima Ohashi (bridge) built over Dojima River.[18]
 - 1928 – Osaka University of Commerce active.
 - 1929
- Kosobe Conservatory (garden) established.[36]
 - Hankyu Department Store opens in Umeda Station.
 
 - 1930 – Population: 2,453,573 city; 3,540,017 prefecture.[25]
 - 1931 – National Defense Women's Association founded in Osaka.[11][37]
 - 1932 – City wards established: Asahi and Taishō.
 - 1933
- Subway Midōsuji Line begins operating.
 - Sanwa Bank established.[22]
 
 - 1936
- Osaka Tigers baseball team formed.
 - Osaka Municipal Museum of Art opens.
 
 - 1940
- January 28: Train crash at Ajikawaguchi Station.[12]
 - Population: 3,252,340 city;[38] 4,843,032 prefecture.[25]
 
 - 1942
- Osaka Shimbun (newspaper) in publication.[16]
 - Subway Yotsubashi Line begins operating.
 
 - 1943
- City wards established: Abeno, Fukushima, Higashisumiyoshi, Ikuno, Jōtō, and Miyakojima.
 - Hitachi Zosen Corporation in business.[18]
 
 - 1945
- March 13: Bombing of Osaka during World War II begins.
 - August 14: Bombing of Osaka ends.
 - Population: 1,102,959.[39]
 - Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau established.
 
 - 1947
- Kansai Symphony Orchestra founded.
 - Population: 1,559,310.[38]
 
 - 1948 – Grand Sumo tournament begins.[40]
 - 1949 – Osaka City University and Osaka Securities Exchange[16] active.
 
1950s–1990s
    
- 1950 – Population: 1,956,136.[39]
 - 1955
- Cinerama Gekijo opens.[41]
 - Sankei Sports newspaper begins publication.[16]
 - Population: 2,547,321.[32]
 
 - 1956
- Tsūtenkaku (tower) built.
 - Osaka designated a government ordinance city.[42]
 
 - 1957 – Sister city relationship established with San Francisco, USA.[43]
 - 1958 – Radio Osaka begins broadcasting.
 - 1961
- September: Typhoon Muroto II occurs.[12]
 - Subway Chūō Line begins operating.
 
 - 1964
- Tokyo-Osaka Tōkaidō Shinkansen (hi-speed train) begins operating.[12]
 - Nagai Stadium opens.
 
 - 1967 – Subway Tanimachi Line begins operating.
 - 1968 – Osaka Sports newspaper in publication.[16]
 - 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.[45]
 - 1977 – National Museum of Art, Osaka opens.
 - 1979 – Capsule Inn Osaka in business.[46]
 - 1980 – Osaka Symphony Orchestra established.[47]
 - 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.[48]
 
 - 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.[49]
 - 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.[50]
 - 2011 – Tōru Hashimoto becomes mayor.[51]
 - 2013 – Festival Hall opens.
 - 2014 – Population: 2,685,218.[52]
 - 2021 – December 17: A fire occurs in Kita ward.
 
See also
    
- Osaka history
 - Osaka history (in Japanese; includes timeline)
 - List of mayors of Osaka
 
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