Toyonaka 豊中
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豊中市 · Toyonaka
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Location of Toyonaka in Osaka
Toyonaka
Coordinates: 34°47′N 135°28′E / 34.783°N 135.467°E / 34.783; 135.467
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka
Government
- Mayor	Keiichirō Asari
Area
- Total	36.38 km2 (14 sq mi)
Population (January 2008)	387,269
- Density	10,650/km2 (27,583.4/sq mi)
City Symbols
- Tree	Sweet Osmanthus
- Flower	Rose
Website	Toyonaka City
Phone number	06-6858-2525
Address 3-1-1 Nakasakurazuka, Toyonaka-shi, Osaka-fu 561-8501

City Hall of Toyonaka

Toyonaka (豊中市, Toyonaka-shi^?) is a city located in Osaka, Japan.

As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 387,269 and a density of 10,650 persons per km², and falling. The total area is 36.38 km². Its peak population was over 420,000.

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 locate their campuses in Toyonaka.

The Consulate-General of Russia in Osaka is located in Toyonaka.^[1]

[edit] History

From ancient times until today Toyonaka has had a sizable population. The events inciting the Jōkyū War were related to an event in Toyonaka. A case on a matter between a favorite lady of the retired emperor Emperor Go-Toba and a local jitō was wrongly resolved, and then the former had the Emperor redecide the case in her favor.

The city was founded on October 15, 1936.

[edit] 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 (Shibahara Station, Hotarugaike Station, Osaka International Airport), the Midōsuji Line (Senri-Chūō Station) and the Hankyu Takarazuka Line (Ishibashi Station, Hotarugaike Station, Toyonaka Station).

[edit] Points of interest

• Hattori Ryokuchi Arboretum
• Hattori Ryokuchi Park
• Osaka University

[edit] Sister cities

• San Mateo, California, USA

[edit] Notable people

• Takashi Fujii - television performer
• Mai Hosho - actress ^[2]
• Tak Matsumoto - musician and guitarist (B'z)
• Yoshihiro Murai - governor of Miyagi prefecture (2005 - present)
• Masashi Oguro - soccer player
• Yuka Onishi - actress^{[citation needed]}
• Ikumi Shima - rich man^{[citation needed]}
• Kaoru Shintani - manga artist
• Tanaka Naoki - comedian
• Osamu Tezuka - manga artist and animator
• Sankichi Toge - poet
• Masato Tsujioka - film director^{[citation needed]}
• Shoko Tsutsumi - manga artist^{[citation needed]}
• Hitomi Yaida - singer and song-writer

[edit] References

1. ^ "List of Consulates in Kansai Area." Creation Core Higashi Osaka. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
2. ^ スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能タレント名鑑

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Toyonaka, Osaka

• Toyonaka official website (Japanese)

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