Chicago vs. Osaka (living, largest, America, people)

[irishimm]

Which of these 2 (somewhat) comparable cities is more urban and vibrant? Which would you prefer to live in?

Chicago:






Osaka:

[Chicagoland60426]

Osaka is more urban. In fact Japanese cities are more urban than any city in the US(including NYC). I prefer Chicago though because its more diverse. I'm not going to lie, Japanese cities do look cool and fun, but Japan is very homogenous(98.5% ethnic Japanese) and suspicious about outsiders moving in. That is my only concern

I see why there aren't many Japanese immigrants in the USA. They have everything they need in Japan and its economy is second largest after US in the world.

[DailyJournalist]

Osaka is very urban, it edges out Chicago on this one.

[erin3465]

Osaka's urbanity is pretty remarkable...I actually thought it was a cooler city than Tokyo in many ways.

[fashionguy]

Agree the first two sentences. In Japan pepople live right IN the cities. That's why it always feels more urban. In America it is still like people live in the suburbs and commute to the cities. Chicago outside the waterfront is pretty flat.

Originally Posted by Chicagoland60426

Osaka is more urban. In fact Japanese cities are more urban than any city in the US(including NYC). I prefer Chicago though because its more diverse. I'm not going to lie, Japanese cities do look cool and fun, but Japan is very homogenous(98.5% ethnic Japanese) and suspicious about outsiders moving in. That is my only concern

I see why there aren't many Japanese immigrants in the USA. They have everything they need in Japan and its economy is second largest after US in the world.

[Chicago14]

Hmm...Osaka looks more urban but I would prefer to live in Chicago...not sure how I should vote for this one

[john_starks]

Originally Posted by Chicagoland60426

Osaka is more urban. In fact Japanese cities are more urban than any city in the US(including NYC). I prefer Chicago though because its more diverse. I'm not going to lie, Japanese cities do look cool and fun, but Japan is very homogenous(98.5% ethnic Japanese) and suspicious about outsiders moving in. That is my only concern

I see why there aren't many Japanese immigrants in the USA. They have everything they need in Japan and its economy is second largest after US in the world.

i agree. that's the reason i'd prefer living in chicago.

osaka looks awesome though

[irishimm]

Subway maps:

Chicago:

http://www.theocc.com/images/career/subway_map.gif (broken link)

Osaka:

[Chicagoland60426]

Originally Posted by fashionguy

Agree the first two sentences. In Japan pepople live right IN the cities. That's why it always feels more urban. In America it is still like people live in the suburbs and commute to the cities. Chicago outside the waterfront is pretty flat.

America was more city oriented 60 years ago. Now people are caught up with living in the suburbs and open space. And You also have to look at that Japan is set on islands which can cause higher density. America have way more space than Japan.

[erin3465]

Really, how could Chicago ever compete with miles and miles of this?