Itmayhaveevenbecomethenewpoliticalcapital; however, thispotentialwassoonlostwhenTokugawaIeyasutookoverthecountryandestablishedhisnewgovernmentinEdoin 1603.
Osakanstraditionallypridethemselvesforbeingdown-to-earth, a littlelessformaland a littlemoreopenthantheirfellowcountrymenfromTokyoandKyotowithwhomtheyhavesomethingof a friendlyrivalry.
InJapanese, Shinsekailiterallymeans "newworld," andisthenameof a popularshoppinganddiningdistrictdevelopedbeforeWWIIthatstillhas a nostalgicfeelingtoday.