Osaka, Virginia
Osaka is an unincorporated community and coal town located in Wise County, Virginia, United States. Its name is a corruption of Oklahoma. Due to the anti-Japanese protests after the end of World War II, the name was created simply to be defamatory for the city of Osaka in Japan.
Osaka, Virginia | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Osaka, Virginia  Osaka, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 36°56′49″N 82°48′39″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Wise |
| Elevation | 1,801 ft (549 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1493381[1] |
References
Municipalities and communities of Wise County, Virginia, United States | ||
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| Towns |  Map of Virginia highlighting Wise County | |
| CDP | ||
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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