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Osaka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture ...
,
Japan
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. It is located in northern Osaka's Hokusetsu region.
As of 2020, the city had an estimated
population
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of 347,944 and a
population density
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of 3,300 persons per km². The total area is 105.31 km².
The city was founded on January 1, 1943, and is situated almost directly between Kyoto and Osaka. Owing to the convenience of being 13 and 15 minutes by train from these two cities respectively, the city prospered and has developed with increasing rapidity to become one of the biggest
commuter town
A commuter town is a populated area that is primarily residential rather than commercial or industrial. Routine travel from home to work and back is called commuting, which is where the term comes from. A commuter town may be called by many o ...
s in the area, serving both Kyoto and Osaka. Culturally, Takatsuki is renowned for its Imashirozuka Kofun (burial mound). Earthenware funerary objects (haniwa) discovered around this mound include figurines of warriors almost certainly placed with a protective purpose (The form of such a warrior was used as the design basis for the city's official mascot character, Hanitan). Takatsuki is also known for its Takatsuki
Jazz Festival
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, held every year in
Golden Week . This is a two-day extravaganza of live jazz featuring over 300 acts, involving over 3,000 artists, who perform in 72 different locations in and around the central business district.
Neighboring municipalities
*Osaka Prefecture
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Hirakata
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is a Cities of Japan, city in northeastern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 397,681 in 183075 households and a population density of 6100 persons per km2. The total ...
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Neyagawa
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is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 228,802 in 111,545 households and a population density of 9,300 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
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Settsu
is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2017, the city has an estimated population of 85,290 and a population density of 5,664 people per km². The total area is 14.88 km².
Surrounding municipalities
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Ibaraki
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Kyoto Prefecture
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Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto
is one of the eleven Wards of Kyoto, wards in the Municipalities of Japan, city of Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "west capital ward" and it is situated on the western edge of the city, to the south of center. The ...
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Kameoka
is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 87,518 in 29,676 households and a population density of 390 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Kameoka abuts Kyoto to the east and is loca ...
Points of interest
*Settsu-kyo Valley Natural Park
*
Kosobe Conservatory The was a botanical garden that forms part of the , Kyoto University (京都大学大学院 農学研究科附属農場), located at 2-30 Kosobe, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan.
The conservatory was established in January 1929 to educate undergraduate ...
(
Kyoto University
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Kansai University
, abbreviated as or , is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university with its main campus in Suita, Osaka, Japan and two sub-campuses in Sakai and Takatsuki, Osaka. Founded as Kansai Law School in 1886, It has been recognized as one o ...
Takatsuki campus, Takatsuki Muse campus
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Osaka Medical College
is a private university in Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
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Heian Jogakuin University
also known at St. Agnes' University, is a private women's college with campuses in Kyoto, Kyoto and Takatsuki, Osaka in Japan.
The university's foundation history can be traced through the establishment of St. Agnes' School to 1875. The univers ...
Takatsuki campus
*
Hankyu
, trading as , is a Japanese private railway company that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of the flagship properties of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., in turn part of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group ...
*
Matsuzakaya
( TYO: 8235, delisted) is a major Japanese department store chain operated by Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing. When the chain was an independent company, , it had its headquarters in Naka-ku, Nagoya. ...
*
Mizuho Bank
is the integrated retail and corporate banking unit of Mizuho Financial Group (; ), the third largest financial services company in Japan, with total assets of approximately $1.8 trillion in 2017. Mizuho is one of the three so-called Japanese ...
*Imashirozuka
kofun
are megalithic tombs or tumuli in Northeast Asia. ''Kofun'' were mainly constructed in the Japanese archipelago between the middle of the 3rd century to the early 7th century CE.岡田裕之「前方後円墳」『日本古代史大辞典』 ...
*
Akutagawayama Castle
*
Takatsuki Catholic Church
*, a public park in Takatsuki.
*Ama ruins
*Kyodai Seminar
*Yaotomi
*Green Plaza
*Actamore
*Muse Takatsuki
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Transportation
Railways
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West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...
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JR Kyoto Line
The is a commuter rail line in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The name applies to the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line between Kyōto Station and Ōsaka Station.
The Kyot ...
:
Settsu-Tonda Station –
Takatsuki Station
*
Hankyu Railway
, trading as , is a Japanese private railway company that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of the flagship properties of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., in turn part of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group ...
**
Kyoto Line:
Tonda Station –
Takatsuki-shi Station
is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line located in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
It is one of the main train stations of the city along with Station on the JR Kyoto Line.
Lines
*Hankyu Kyoto Main Line
All types of train s ...
–
Kammaki Station
Takatsuki-shi is served by two railway companies: JR (Japan Railway Company) and Hankyu. Many people prefer JR, owing to lower fares and slightly more frequent service. After an accident on the JR
Fukuchiyama Line caused 108 casualties
in 2005, there was an increase in Hankyu's passenger share but this has since been reversed. As Takatsuki is one of Osaka's larger suburban cities, almost every train stops there.
The
Sakaisuji Line terminates at
Takatsuki-shi Station
is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line located in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
It is one of the main train stations of the city along with Station on the JR Kyoto Line.
Lines
*Hankyu Kyoto Main Line
All types of train s ...
, while some trains come from
Kyoto-kawaramachi Station.
Buses
Takatsuki has its own
municipal bus network and private carriers, such as
Keihan Bus
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and
Hankyu Bus
, trading as , is a Japanese private railway company that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of the flagship properties of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., in turn part of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Gro ...
, also operate there.
Highways
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*
Sister and Friendship cities
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Masuda
is a city located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on August 1, 1952.
As of December 2021, the city has a population of 44,976.
As of December 2019, the city has a population of 46,209.
As of March 2017, the city has a popula ...
,
Shimane
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geographic area of 6,708.26 km2. Shimane Prefecture borders Yamaguc ...
, Japan – Sister city agreement concluded in 1971 (with former
Hikimi town)
*
Wakasa,
Mikatakaminaka District,
Fukui
is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". It may refer to:
Places
* Fukui Domain, a part of the Japanese han system during the Edo period
* Fukui Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in ...
, Japan – Sister city agreement concluded in 1993 (with former
Mikata town)
*
Manila
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Changzhou
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,
Jiangsu
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, China – Sister city agreement concluded in 1987
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Toowoomba
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,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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, Australia – Sister city agreement concluded in 1991
References
External links
Takatsuki City official website
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Cities in Osaka Prefecture