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Originally Posted by anrakushi
i did a quick check on wiki for populations since i had forgotten:
tokyo metropolis - 12,790,000 with a density of 5796 /km²
Osaka city - 2,636,257 but 19,220,000 in metropolitan area with a density of 11,869/km²
so if that density is correct than osaka is actually more dense in population than tokyo.
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It depends on what is the "metro area".
I lived three or four stations west of Umeda in Amagasaki City. Amagasaki is one of the cities that lies directly (on the trains) between Osaka and Kobe.
On a local JR train there are probably 18 stops between Osaka station and the first station in Kobe (Sannomiya). It's probably a 35 minute trip on a local train, but you will pass through at least three other cities to get there. (Correct me if I am wrong), Amagasaki, Nishinomiya, Nada and there might be more. Kansai is sort of a triangle of Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto being the three biggest cities, but if you ride the train between them, you really wouldn't be able to tell where one city ended and the next one began. The funny thing is when you get OFF the train and get to know each city, you find each has it's own personality very distinct from the others. For example, Amagasaki is a very industrial town, many factories and warehouses. Across the river to the west is Nishinomiya, which has a reputation as a high scale ritzier place than Amagasaki. Literally 2 minutes (and one river) apart on the train.
So Osaka metro area probably includes some of these cities, Sanda, Itami, etc...
That population density doesn't seem right to me...but a lot of Tokyo proper is businesses, not housing, so it's very possible.