It is apparently this skill that makes Osakans good businessmen too and probably explains why this is the most important economical centre in western Japan and the third largest city in the country.
It is a bustling hive of activity and people from Osaka are known as "Kuidaore" among the Japanese because of their ability to play hard at night as well as work hard during the day.
The place, once known as the "City of Waters" because of its many rivers, is brimming with drinking holes and nightspots open to the small hours of the morning.
Like most places in Japan, Osaka prides itself on its cuisine too, but typically it is not an area that does things by halves.
They like to use the phrase, "eat until you drop," and there is no shortage of restaurants at which to do that.
One easy dish that is popular with visitors is "okonomiyaki", which is a kind of Japanese pizza or pancake.
This can be found anywhere in Japan, but many people say you have not eaten okonomiyaki until you have sampled the Osakan variety.
For the culturally-concerned visitors, the area offers a host of traditional Japanese art forms such as Kabuki performances and is the birthplace to many well-known writers and artists.
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