The sources provide an overview of the Naniwa area of Osaka, spanning from a modern tourism perspective to a historical analysis of its ancient maps. One source offers a contemporary travel itinerary for Osaka's Naniwa Ward, suggesting stops like Naniwa Palace Site Park and Tsutenkaku Tower. The other documents extensively analyze historical maps of Naniwa (Osaka), known as Naniwa-Kozu, discussing their classification, the debates over their authenticity (whether they are forgeries or reconstructions based on historical investigation), and how various groups in the Edo period used and valued these maps as historical resources. Relatedly, an article specifically chronicles the history of the Tsutenkaku Tower in Naniwa’s Shinsekai district, detailing the first and second generations of the iconic structure and its significance as a symbol of Osaka's past and post-war revival.

The Unwritten Pages of Yesterday 細 聽 長 風 說 舊 河

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