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located in

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, Nara ...

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. , the city had an estimated

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of 63,446 in 29501 households and a

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of 7100 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

Geography

Fujiidera is located in the southeastern part of the Osaka Plain, at the confluence of the

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and the Ishikawa rivers. The city area is almost flat and the rivers are bounded by high

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s that protect low-lying areas from flooding. Sections of both river banks are maintained for recreation.

Neighboring municipalities

Osaka Prefecture * Habikino * Kashiwara *

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* Yao

Climate

Fujiidera has a

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(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Fujiidera is 14.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.5 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Fujiidera has increased rapidly in the 1960s and 1970s, and at a slower rate until the year 2000.

History

The area of the modern city of Fujiidera was within ancient

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and was the location of the

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of that province. The area was settled by immigrants from the Korean kingdom of

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, led by the Kudara no Konikishi clan, exiled descendants of the Baekje royal family during the late

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. Centuries later, it was the site of the Battle of Dōmyōji, during the 1615

Siege of Osaka A siege () . is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or by well-prepared assault. Siege warfare (also called siegecrafts or poliorcetics) is a form of constant, low-intensity conflict charact ...

. The village of Nagano was established within Tannan District and the villages of Koyama, Domyoji and Sawada within Shiki District with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Dōmyōji and Sawada subsequently merged on March 31, 1890. On April 1, 1896 the area became part of Minamikawachi District, Osaka and Nagano was renamed Fujiidera village the same year. Fujiidera annexed Koyama in 1915 and was promoted to town status on October 1, 1928. Dōmyōji was promoted to town status on January 1, 1951. On April 20, 1959, the towns of Fujiidera and Dōmyōji merged to become the town of Fujiidera-Dōmyōji. The town was renamed ''Misasagi'' on January 1, 1960. Misasagi was promoted to city status on November 1, 1966. Fujiidera Stadium, a baseball stadium built in 1928 and last owned by the

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, was previously located in Fujiidera. The team used the stadium until 1996, before relocating to the newly built Osaka Dome for the 1997 season. Fujiidera Stadium was closed in 2005 and the site redeveloped.

Government

Fujiidera has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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city council of 14 members. Fujiidera contributes one member to the

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. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Osaka 14th district of the

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of the

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Economy

Fujiidera is a regional commercial center, with a small amount of light manufacturing.

Education

Fujiidera has seven public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government and three public high schools operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. There is one private elementary school, one private middle school and one private high school.Home
Shitennoji Gakuen Junior and Senior High School. Retrieved on January 12, 2019. The private Osaka Women's Junior College is also located in Fujiidera.

Transportation

Railway

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Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line * - - KintetsuLogo

Kintetsu Dōmyōji Line *

Highway

Nishi-Meihan Expressway *

Sister cities

Huangshan City Huangshan () is a prefecture-level city in southern Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. Huangshan means ''Yellow Mountain'' in Chinese and the city is named after the famously scenic Yellow Mountains which cover much of the city's vast g ...

Anhui Province Anhui is an inland province located in East China. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, bordering Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the east, Jiangxi to the south, Hub ...

, China

Local attractions

*Domyoji-Tenmangu * Dōmyō-ji * Fujii-dera * Furuichi Kofun Cluster, World Heritage Site **The tomb of

Emperor Chūai , also known as was the 14th legend, legendary Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional List of Emperors of Japan, order of succession. Both the ''Kojiki'', and the ''Nihon Shoki'' (collectively known as the ''Kiki'') record events that to ...

, the 14th emperor of Japan **The tomb of Emperor Ingyo, the 19th emperor of Japan * Kō Site, National Historic Site

Noted people from Fujiidera

* Hananokuni Akihiro, former sumo wrestler * Senri Oe, musician * Makoto Sumikawa, actress

References

External links

Fujiidera City official website
Cities in Osaka Prefecture Fujiidera {{Osaka-geo-stub