is a

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in the northwestern end of Nara Prefecture, Japan. It was founded on November 1, 1971. As of April 1, 2017, the city had an estimated

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of 120,741, with 49,672

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s. It had a

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of 2,300 persons per km², and it is the third biggest population in the prefecture. The total area is 53.18 km². The city is famous for chasen. Kansai Science City is partially located in Ikoma, which is also home to the Nara Institute of Science and Technology.

Notable locations

* Mount Ikoma *Skyland Ikoma (amusement park on top Mount Ikoma) *Kurondo-ike Pond *Kuragari-toge Pass

Religious institutions

* Ikoma Jinja * Hozan-ji * Chikurin-ji *Chokyu-ji *Chofuku-ji * Enpuku-ji *Sekibutsu-Ji

Transportation

Rail

Kintetsu Railway , referred to as , is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railway network connects Osaka, Nara, Kyo ...

** Nara Line: Ikoma Station -

Higashi-Ikoma Station Higashi-Ikoma Station (東生駒駅) is a railway station on Kintetsu Railway's Nara Line in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Building The station has an island platform serving 2 tracks between 2 passing tracks. 1st floor *Bus Terminal (Nara Ko ...

** Ikoma Line: Ikoma Station -

Nabata Station is a train station in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Lines *Kintetsu **Ikoma Line Surrounding Area * * Higashi-Ikoma Station * Tezukayama University is a private university in Nara, Japan. Tezukayama University has two campuses— ...

- Ichibu Station -

Minami-Ikoma Station is a train station in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Lines *Kintetsu **Ikoma Line Surrounding Area * * * * Chikurin-ji 250px, Tomb of Gyoki 250px, Old Main Hall Chikurin-ji (竹林寺) is a Buddhist temple in Ikoma, Nara, Japan. The ...

Haginodai Station is a train station in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Lines *Kintetsu **Ikoma Line The is a railway line of Kintetsu Railway in Nara Prefecture, Japan connecting Ikoma Station in the city of Ikoma and Ōji Station in the town of Ōji. ...

- Higashiyama Station ** Keihanna Line: Ikoma Station -

Shiraniwadai Station is a train station on the Kintetsu Keihanna Line in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Line *Kintetsu ''Kintetsu'' is the abbreviation of , or Kintetsu Railway, a Japanese railway corporation. It may also refer to: Companies * Kintetsu Gro ...

- Gakken Kita-Ikoma Station - Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka Station **

Ikoma Cable Line The , referred to as , is a cable railway line owned and operated by the Kintetsu Railway, a Japanese major private railway. The line connects Toriimae to Ikomasanjo, all of which are within Ikoma, Nara, Japan. Basic data *Lines and distan ...

Toriimae Station Ikoma Station (生駒駅) is a railway station in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Lines *Kintetsu Railway **Nara Line (A17) **Ikoma Line (G17) **Keihanna Line (C27) **Ikoma Cable Line (Y17: Toriimae Station, 鳥居前駅) Layout ;Ikoma Station ...

(Ikoma Station) - Hōzanji Station - Umeyashiki Station - Kasumigaoka Station - Ikoma-Sanjō Station

Roads

* Expressways ** Hanshin Expressway Dainihanna Route * Japanese National Route Sign 0163

Japan National Route 163 * Japanese National Route Sign 0168

Japan National Route 168 * Japanese National Route Sign 0308

Japan National Route 308 *Shigi Ikoma Skylin

Gallery

Image:IMG 0001Ikoma Station.JPG, Kintetsu Ikoma Station Image:IMG 0024 Fure Center Ikoma.JPG, Cherry blossoms at Ikoma Fureai Center File:View of Ikoma.jpg, Exiting the train station in Ikoma Image:IMG 0003 Autumn Ikoma.JPG, Mt. Ikoma eastward File:Take no kanboshi 2015.jpg, "Take no Kanboshi" is solar desiccation of bamboo for making " chasen" (tea whisks). File:Habataki Ikoma building.jpg, Habataki Ikoma building

References

External links

Ikoma City official website

NPO of Ikoma
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