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2519 - Osaka, Japan

Tomoko sends a beautiful card. It is not a World Postcard Day card (officially) but she sends Postcard Day greetings and has special stickers on the back. 

Osaka 大阪市 is the third largest city in Japan with 2.8 million people and is a part of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, the second largest in Japan, with almost 20 million people. 

There are four professional sports teams in Osaka, two are baseball teams and two are football teams. 

The Orix Buffaloes and the Hanshin Tigers both play in the Nippon Professional Baseball (BPB), or Puro Yakyū プロ野球, which simply means professional baseball. 

The Buffaloes, who were founded in 1936, have won the Japan Series four times: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1996. The Tigers, who also date back to 1936,  have one it once in 1985. 

Gamba Osaka and Cerezo Osaka both play in the J League (Japan Professional Football League), or 日本プロサッカーリーグ, Nihon Puro Sakkā Rīgu, which literally translates to Japan Pro Soccer League. Gamba won the J League in 2007 and 2014, and the Emperor's Cup in 2008, 2009, 2014, and 2015. They have also participated in the AFC (Asian Football Confederation Champions League), winning in 2008.  

Cerezo has won the J League Championship and the Emperor's Cup once in 2017.

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