Higashiōsaka, Osaka

Higashiōsaka 東大阪
Core ceety
東大阪市 · Higashiōsaka
Nagase River in Higashiōsaka
Flag
Location of Higashiōsaka in Osaka
Coordinates: 34°40′46″N 135°36′03″E
Kintra	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefectur	Osaka
Govrenment
• Mayor	Junzō Nagao
Area
• Total	61.81 km2 (23.86 sq mi)
Population  (August 1, 2011)
• Tot	509,230
• Density	8,200/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Camphor Laurel
• Flouer	Ume
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Staundart Time)
City Hall Address	50-4 Aramoto-kita, Higashiōsaka-shi, Ōsaka-fu 577-8521
Wabsteid	Ceety o Higashiōsaka

Higashiōsaka (東大阪市, Higashiōsaka-shi, literally "East Osaka") is a ceety locatit in Osaka Prefectur, Japan. The ceety is kent as ane o the industrial ceeties o Japan an "the rugby fitbaa toun".

History

The ceety wis foondit on Februar 1, 1967, bi a merger o three ceeties, Fuse (布施), Kawachi (河内) an Hiraoka (枚岡), in eastren Osaka Prefectur.

Transportation

Rail

• Wast Japan Railway Company
  • Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) Tokuan Station - Kōnoikeshinden Station
  • Osaka Higashi Line - Takaida-Chūō Station - JR Kawachi-Eiwa Station - JR Shuntokumichi Station - JR Nagase Station
• Kintetsu Corporation
  • Nara Line Fuse Station - Kawachi-Eiwa Station - Kawachi-Kosaka Station - Yaenosato Station - Wakae-Iwata Station - Kawachi-Hanazono Station - Higashi-Hanazono Station - Hyōtan-yama Station - Hiraoka Station - Nukata Station - Ishikiri Station
  • Osaka Line Fuse Station - Shuntokumichi Station - Nagase Station - Mito Station
  • Keihanna Line (Nagata Station) - Aramoto Station - Yoshita Station - Shin-Ishikiri Station
• Osaka Municipal Subway
  • Chūō Line Takaida Station - Nagata Station

Roads

• Expressways
  • Kinki Expressway Higashiosaka-kita Interchynge - Higashiosaka Parkin Aurie - Higashiosaka-minami Interchynge
  • Hanshin Expressway Higashiosaka Route (13)
• Daini Hanna Toll Road
• Shigi Ikoma Skyline [1]
• Route 170
• Route 308

Politics

Higashiōsaka municipal office.

Higashiōsaka is govrened bi mayor Junzō Nagao, an supportit bi the Japanese Communist Pairty. The ceety assembly is dominatit bi the Liberal Democratic Pairty.

Elections

• Higashiōsaka ceety assembly election, 2007
• Higashiōsaka mayoral election, 2006
• Higashiosaka bi-election, 2006

Sister cities

• Berlin-Mitte, Germany (syne 1959)
• Glendale, Californie, Unitit States (syne 1960)

See also

• Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium

Freemit airtins

Media relatit tae Higashiōsaka, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons

• (in Japanese) Offeecial wabsteid
• (in Inglis) Internaitional Information Plaza