is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

Osaka Prefecture is a 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 to the north, Nar ...

, Japan. The city was founded on October 15, 1936.

Geography

Climate

Toyonaka has a

Humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Toyonaka is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around .

Neighboring municipalities

*Osaka Prefecture **

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** Minoh ** Ikeda *

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Demographics

, the city has an estimated population of 396,014 and a population density of 11,000 persons per km². 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.

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and Osaka Music College have their campuses in Toyonaka. The Harada Shinto shrine is located in Toyonaka, adjacent to the Hankyu Okamachi station. Founded during the reign of the Emperor Tenmu (672-686), the wooden shrine was rebuilt in 1652 and again in 1781. An important cultural property, it is known for its copse of camphor trees and it is the site of the popular Lion Festival each October. The Consulate-General of Russia in Osaka is located in Toyonaka.

Transportation

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is partially located in Toyonaka including its terminal, although it is more commonly associated with the city of

. The city is served by the

Osaka Monorail The is a monorail system in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by . At long, it is the second longest monorail system in the world after the Chongqing Monorail and the longest monorail system in Japan. It links the three campuses o ...

(

Senri-Chūō Station is a railway station on the Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway (which links directly into the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line) and Osaka Monorail located in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan. It is the main railway station in , and also called "". Lines *Kita-Osaka Ky ...

, Shōji Station,

Shibahara Station is a Japanese monorail station of Osaka Monorail in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. "Handai" is a nickname in Japanese for Osaka University, and this station is close to the university's Toyonaka Campus. On October 1, 2019, this station was r ...

Hotarugaike Station Hotarugaike Station (蛍池駅) is an express station on the Hankyu Takarazuka Line and also serves the Osaka Monorail Main Line, on which it is a major transfer point for and the last stop before Osaka International Airport. Hotarugaike is loc ...

and

Osaka Airport Station , often referred to as is the primary regional airport for the Kansai region of Japan, including the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe. Classified as a first class airport, it is the airport closest to Kyoto, southwest of Kyoto Station ...

), the

Kita-Osaka Kyūkō Railway is a railway operator in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Its sole line, officially named the , operates as an extension of the Midōsuji Line of the Osaka Metro. The , established on 11 December 1967, is majorly owned by Hankyu. ''Kitakyu'', as it i ...

(

and Ryokuchi-kōen Station) and the

Hankyu Takarazuka Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway. It connects Umeda Station in downtown Osaka with Takarazuka Station in Takarazuka, Hyogo. It has a branch line, the Minoo Line, and the Nose Electric R ...

( Shōnai Station, Hattori-tenjin Station, Sone Station, Okamachi Station,

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and

). It is the second-largest city in Japan to lack service by any JR company, after

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. Hankyu bus provides local bus service throughout Toyonaka and into neighboring cities. Most services connect with railway stations, especially Senri Chuo and Toyonaka. Some medium- and long-distance highway bus services are available from Senri Chuo and Osaka Airport.

Points of interest

* Hattori Ryokuchi Arboretum *

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* Open-Air Museum of Old Japanese Farm Houses

Sister cities

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, United States

Notable people

* Shōzō Endō - comedian * Takashi Fujii - television performer * Mai Hosho - actress * Tak Matsumoto - musician and guitarist (

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) *

Yoshihiro Murai is a Japanese politician and current governor of Miyagi Prefecture. A native of Toyonaka, Osaka and former serviceman of Japan Self-Defense Forces, he was first elected governor in 2005 after serving in the assembly of the prefecture since 1995. ...

- governor of

Miyagi prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the no ...

(2005–present) * Yukie Nishimura - pianist and composer *

Masashi Oguro is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made 22 appearances scoring 5 goals for Japan national team between 2005 and 2008. Club career Oguro joined the J1 League in 1999, with Gamba Osaka. He was loaned to C ...

- soccer player *

Panchan Rina , better known as , is a Japanese professional kickboxer. She is the current Knock Out-Black Female Minimumweight Champion. She is also a former Knock Out-Black Female Atomweight Champion and a Rebels-Black Women's 46 kg Champion. After m ...

- kickboxer *

Kaoru Shintani is a Japanese manga artist. Shintani is best known for his series '' Area 88''. In addition to his pilot comics, Shintani has ventured into science fiction, fantasy, comedy, and hentai comics as well. In 1985, he was awarded the Shogakukan Manga A ...

- manga artist * Sanshiro Takagi - professional wrestler * Naoki Tanaka - comedian * Naoki Tanizaki - professional wrestler *

Osamu Tezuka Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu''; – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, and animator. Born in Osaka Prefecture, his prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such ...

- manga artist and animator * Hitomi Yaida - singer and songwriter * Unagi Sayaka - professional wrestler

References

External links

* {{Authority control Cities in Osaka Prefecture