Asia
Osaka
no articleGoing there, being there
à Osaka
Coming from
d'Osaka
Why
Osaka is a city name, and a city takes à, with no article: à Osaka.
Example
Le train d'Osaka arrive dans dix minutes.
The train from Osaka arrives in ten minutes.
Worth knowing
The name starts with a vowel, so de elides: you come d'Osaka, as you come d'Amsterdam.
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