Toyonaka

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Toyonaka 豊中市
Core city
Toyonaka City Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Toyonaka in Osaka Prefecture
Toyonaka Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°47′N 135°28′E / 34.783°N 135.467°E / 34.783; 135.467Coordinates: 34°47′N 135°28′E / 34.783°N 135.467°E / 34.783; 135.467
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka Prefecture
First official recorded	684 AD
City Established	October 15, 1936
Government
• Mayor	Keiichirō Asari
Area
• Total	36.38 km2 (14.05 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2016)
• Total	396,014
• Density	11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	3-1-1 Nakasakurazuka, Toyonaka-shi, Osaka-fu 561-8501
Website	Official website
Symbols Flower Rose Tree Sweet Osmanthus

City Hall of Toyonaka

Toyonaka (豊中市, Toyonaka-shi) is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on October 15, 1936.

Neighboring municipalities[]

• Osaka Prefecture
  • Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
  • Suita
  • Minoh
  • Ikeda
• Hyōgo Prefecture
  • Amagasaki
  • Itami

Demographics[]

As of 2016, the city has an estimated population of 396,014 and a population density of 11,000 persons per km². The total area is 36.38 km².^{[citation needed]} Its peak population was over 420,000.^{[citation needed]}

Toyonaka is a residential area of Osaka Prefecture, and includes Senri New Town.

The city is easy to reach through various modes of transportation, and many of its residents commute daily into Osaka City to work. Osaka University and Osaka Music College have their campuses in Toyonaka.

The Harada Shinto shrine is located in Toyonaka, adjacent to the Hankyu Okamachi station. Founded during the reign of the Emperor Tenmu (672-686), the wooden shrine was rebuilt in 1652 and again in 1781. An important cultural property, it is known for its copse of camphor trees and it is the site of the popular Lion Festival each October.^[1]

The Consulate-General of Russia in Osaka is located in Toyonaka.^[2]

Transportation[]

Osaka International Airport is partially located in Toyonaka including its terminal, although it is more commonly associated with the city of Itami.

The city is served by the Osaka Monorail (Senri-Chūō Station, Shōji Station, Shibahara Station, Hotarugaike Station and Osaka Airport Station), the Kita-Osaka Kyūkō Railway (Senri-Chūō Station and Ryokuchi-kōen Station) and the Hankyu Takarazuka Line (Shōnai Station, Hattori-tenjin Station, Sone Station, Okamachi Station, Toyonaka Station and Hotarugaike Station).

Points of interest[]

• Hattori Ryokuchi Arboretum
• Hattori Ryokuchi Park
• Osaka University
• Open-Air Museum of Old Japanese Farm Houses

Sister cities[]

• San Mateo, California, United States

Notable people[]

• Takashi Fujii - television performer
• - actress ^[3]
• Tak Matsumoto - musician and guitarist (B'z)
• Yoshihiro Murai - governor of Miyagi prefecture (2005–present)
• Masashi Oguro - soccer player
• Kaoru Shintani - manga artist
• Shōzō Endō - comedian
• Naoki Tanaka - comedian
• Osamu Tezuka - manga artist and animator
• Hitomi Yaida - singer and songwriter
• Asaé - singer and songwriter
• Yukie Nishimura - pianist and composer
• Naoki Tanizaki - professional wrestler
• Sanshiro Takagi - professional wrestler

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Toyonaka, Osaka.

• Official website (in Japanese)