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Tenka no Daidokoro (Kitchen of the Nation)Tenka no Daidokoro

Also known as: 天下の台所

An epithet for Edo-period Osaka. It arose because feudal domains' tribute rice and regional produce gathered and were traded there, making the city a hub of distribution and finance. The warehouse residences and the Dojima rice market were its heart.

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