On the other hand, because Osaka, having developed as a commercial city, was placed near to sea, fishes and seashells were available abundantly there and foodstuffs from other areas gathered there as well, being called the kitchen of Japan.
一方、商業都市として発展をみた大阪は海に近く、魚介も豊かで地方の産物も集まるところから、「天下の台所」と謳われるほどであった。