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(CHI) 大阪工業區如何從古代的航海信仰中心轉型為近代重工業重鎮

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Fleeing famine where they ate poisonous cycad plants, Okinawan migrants arrived in Osaka only to face signs saying 'No Ryukyuans.'

This episode traces the thousand-year transformation of Osaka's Sumiyoshi and Taisho wards, revealing how sacred waters for ancient navigation and prayer were harnessed into the industrial engines of modern Japan. It uncovers the hidden stories of celestial navigator-priests, merchant credit systems, the birth of 24-hour factory life, and the resilient communities of Okinawan and Korean laborers who built the city's industrial might.

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