but 500 kilometres south of tokyo is the kansai - from? but 500 kilometres south of tokyo is the kansai region they call the heart of japan and a city with a very different personality, 0saka. this was japan's real first gateway to the rest of asia, korea and china especially. it is a real trading asia, korea and china especially. it is a realtrading hub, asia, korea and china especially. it is a real trading hub, export, import, commerce, and it was run and still is by businessmen and merchants. and it is those generations of wealthy traders that have shaped the city, creating its own unique culture. it has become a centre forfood and own unique culture. it has become a centre for food and developed as a home for popular entertainment. it is frantic behind there. and in particular, humour became 0saka's speciality, flourishing into a multi—million dollar business. it is about 9am, and look at this, this is the hottest ticket in town. 0saka is japan's mecca of comedy. these guys are really famous here. this theatre claims to be the busiest

and a city the kansai region they call the heart of japan.ery different history and personality. 0saka. this was japan's real first gateway to the rest of asia. korea and china especially. it is a real trading hub, export, import, commerce and it was run and still is by the businessmen. and it is those generations of wealthy traders who have shaped the city, creating its own unique culture. it has become a centre forfood and unique culture. it has become a centre for food and a home for popular entertainment. it is frantic behind there. in particular, humour became a speciality of osaka. flourishing into a multimillion dollar business. it is about nine o'clock in the morning and look at this. this is the hottest ticket in town. 0saka is japan's maker of comedy. these guys are really famous here. this theatre claims to be the busiest and most popular comedy venue in all ofjapan. the demand is phenomenal, it is open 365 days a year to full houses of up to four shows a day. that is around i million people a year. thanks to constant tv exposure,

but 500 kilometres south of tokyo is the kansai region they call the heart of japan.althy traders who have shaped the city, creating its own unique culture. it has become a centre for food and developed as a home for popular entertainment. it is frantic behind there. in particular, humour became osaka's speciality. flourishing into a multimillion—dollar business. it is about nine o'clock in the morning and look at this. this is the hottest ticket in town. osaka is japan's mecca of comedy. these guys are really famous here. this theatre claims to be the busiest and most popular comedy venue in all ofjapan. the demand is phenomenal, it is open 365 days a year to full houses of up to four shows a day. that is around one million people a year. thanks to constant tv exposure, comics are huge celebrities. fans travel from all over the country to see the stars live on stage. why are you here? the show includes many types of comedy but one of the most common and popular is manzai. a double act with a straight man and a funny guy trading jokes and it is this style that emerged