Hirakata, Osaka

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Hirakata City
枚方市

Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai (Kinki) region
Prefecture	Osaka Prefecture
Physical characteristics
Area	65.08 km²
Population (as of December 2006)
Total	409,114
Density	6285.6/km²
Location	34°48′52.5″N, 135°39′3.0″E
Symbols
Tree	Willow
Flower	Chrysanthemum
Bird	Common Kingfisher
Hirakata City City Hall
Mayor	Hiroshi Nakatsuka
Address	〒573-8666 2-1-20 Ogaito-cho, Hirakata-shi, Osaka
Phone number	+81-72-841-1221
Official website: Hirakata City

Coordinates: 34°48′52.5″N, 135°39′3.0″E

Hirakata (枚方市, Hirakata-shi^?) is a city located in north-eastern Osaka, Japan, near the prefectural borders of Nara and Kyoto. It is renowned for its crysanthemum doll exhibition, as well as Hirakata Park—an amusement park featuring five roller coasters.

Contents 1 Outline 1.1 Features of Hirakata 1.1.1 Hirakata Park 1.1.2 Things originating from Hirakata 2 Geography 2.1 Geographical features 2.2 Climate 3 History 3.1 Development 4 Administration 4.1 Changes of administrative ward boundries 4.2 Mayors of Hirakata 4.2.1 Mayors of Hirakata-machi 4.2.2 Mayors of Tsudachou 4.2.3 After being established as a municipality 4.3 Public Finance 4.4 Administrative Agencies 4.4.1 Police 4.4.2 Fire Department 4.4.3 Post Office (Public Postal System) 4.4.4 Public Works Office 5 Economics 5.1 City Projects 5.1.1 Area surrounding Hirakata Station 5.1.2 Area surrounding Boyaku Station 5.1.3 Area surrounding the JR Tsuda Station 5.2 Industry 5.2.1 Hanoi Soumen 5.2.2 Sake Brewing 6 Sister and Friendship cities 6.1 National 6.2 International 7 Area/Region 7.1 Education 7.1.1 Primary Schools 7.1.2 Junior High Schools 7.1.3 Senior High Schools 7.1.4 Colleges and Universities 8 Cultural Facilities 8.1 Libraries 8.2 Parks= 9 Public Transportation 9.1 Railways 9.2 Bus Routes 9.3 Roads 10 Scenic and historic places, tourist spots, festivities and events 10.1 Designated cultural assets 10.1.1 Major cultural assets 10.1.2 Special historical landmarks 10.1.3 Other historical landmarks 10.1.4 Tangiable cultural properties of Osaka Prefecture 10.1.5 Historical landmarks of Osaka Prefecture 10.1.6 Natural monuments of Osaka Prefecture 10.1.7 Designated cultural assets of Hirakata City 10.2 The eight picturesque sights of Hirakata 11 Famous companies with their head office in Hirakata 12 Famous companies with offices in Hirakata 13 Famous people 14 External links

[edit] Outline

The city was founded on August 1, 1947. On April 1, 2001, Hirakata was designated as a special city of Japan

The total area of the city is 65.07 km². As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 404,884, and a population density of 6,222.28 persons per km².

[edit] Features of Hirakata

[edit] Hirakata Park

[edit] Things originating from Hirakata

[edit] Geography

[edit] Geographical features

[edit] Climate

[edit] History

[edit] Development

[edit] Administration

[edit] Changes of administrative ward boundries

[edit] Mayors of Hirakata

[edit] Mayors of Hirakata-machi

[edit] Mayors of Tsudachou

[edit] After being established as a municipality

[edit] Public Finance

[edit] Administrative Agencies

[edit] Police

[edit] Fire Department

[edit] Post Office (Public Postal System)

[edit] Public Works Office

[edit] Economics

[edit] City Projects

[edit] Area surrounding Hirakata Station

[edit] Area surrounding Boyaku Station

[edit] Area surrounding the JR Tsuda Station

[edit] Industry

[edit] Hanoi Soumen

[edit] Sake Brewing

[edit] Sister and Friendship cities

[edit] National

• Shimanto,Kochi Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1974 (with former Nakamura city)
• Betsukai,Hokkaidō Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1987
• Takamatsu,Kagawa Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1987 (with former Shionoe town)

[edit] International

• Chang Ning District, Shanghai, China - Sister city agreement concluded in 1987
• Logan City, Queensland, Australia - Sister city agreement concluded in 1995

[edit] Area/Region

[edit] Education

[edit] Primary Schools

[edit] Junior High Schools

[edit] Senior High Schools

[edit] Colleges and Universities

• Kansai Gaidai University
• Osaka Dental University
• Kansai Medical University
• Setsunan University
• Osaka International University
• Osaka Institute of Technology
• National Tax College

[edit] Cultural Facilities

[edit] Libraries

[edit] Parks=

[edit] Public Transportation

[edit] Railways

• Keihan Electric Railway
  • Keihan Main Line Kozenji Station - Hirakata-koen Station - Hirakata-shi Station - Goten-yama Station - Makino Station - Kuzuha Station
  • Katano Line Hirakata-shi Station - Miyanosaka Station - Hoshigaoka Station - Murano Station
• West Japan Railway Company
  • Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) Tsuda Station - Fujisaka Station - Nagao Station

[edit] Bus Routes

[edit] Roads

• Route 1 Daini Keihan Road (A toll road)
• Route 1
• Route 168
• Route 170
• Route 307

[edit] Scenic and historic places, tourist spots, festivities and events

[edit] Designated cultural assets

[edit] Major cultural assets

[edit] Special historical landmarks

[edit] Other historical landmarks

[edit] Tangiable cultural properties of Osaka Prefecture

[edit] Historical landmarks of Osaka Prefecture

[edit] Natural monuments of Osaka Prefecture

[edit] Designated cultural assets of Hirakata City

[edit] The eight picturesque sights of Hirakata

[edit] Famous companies with their head office in Hirakata

[edit] Famous companies with offices in Hirakata

Komatsu Osaka plant

[edit] Famous people

Junichi Okada (Jun'ichi) - of the pop group V6

The J-Rock group Janne Da Arc originated in Hirakata-shi

Shinya- drummer of the J-Rock band Dir en grey

[edit] External links

• Hirakata official website (English)

Osaka Prefecture
Cities
Daito | Fujiidera | Habikino | Hannan | Higashiosaka | Hirakata | Ibaraki | Ikeda | Izumi | Izumiotsu | Izumisano | Kadoma | Kaizuka | Kashiwara | Katano | Kawachinagano | Kishiwada | Matsubara | Minoh | Moriguchi | Neyagawa | Osaka (capital) | Osakasayama | Sakai | Sennan | Settsu | Shijonawate | Suita | Takaishi | Takatsuki | Tondabayashi | Toyonaka | Yao
Districts
Minamikawachi | Mishima | Senboku | Sennan | Toyono
See also: Towns and villages by district edit