The Osaka Guard District (大阪警備府, Osaka Keibifu?) was a major navy base for the Imperial Japanese Navy in central Japan during World War II. Located at Japan’s second city of Osaka 34°42′04″N 135°27′50″E / 34.701°N 135.464°E / 34.701; 135.464Coordinates: 34°42′04″N 135°27′50″E / 34.701°N 135.464°E / 34.701; 135.464), Osaka Guard District was responsible for guarding the approach to the old capital of Kyoto, the Kansai industrial zone, port of Kobe and the Inland Sea of Japan.
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