is a
city
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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 ...
, Japan. , the city had an estimated
population
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of 285,224 in 132,300 households and a
population density
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of 3,700 persons per km
2.
The total area of the city is . It is a suburban city of
Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
City and a part of the
Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area.
Geography
Ibaraki is located in the Hokusetsu region of northern Osaka Prefecture on the northern bank of the
Yodo River, bordering Kameoka City in Kyoto Prefecture to the north. It is long and narrow in the north–south direction, and the northern part is mountainous. In the south, the Mishima Plain, which forms part of the Osaka Plain, contains the main urban area. In addition, the eastern edge of the Senri Hills spans the city limits.
Neighboring municipalities
Kyoto Prefecture
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Kameoka
Osaka Prefecture
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Minoh
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Settsu
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Suita
is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 381,238 in 182,636 households, and a population density of 11,000 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . It is a suburban city of Osaka City and a p ...
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Takatsuki
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Toyono
Climate
Ibaraki has a
Humid subtropical climate
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(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ibaraki is 14.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.8 °C.
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,
Ibaraki population statistics
/ref> the population of Ibaraki has risen steadily over the past century.
History
The area of the modern city of Ibaraki was within ancient Settsu Province
was a province of Japan, which today comprises the southeastern part of Hyōgo Prefecture and the northern part of Osaka Prefecture. It was also referred to as or .
Osaka and Osaka Castle were the main center of the province. Most of Settsu's ...
, and was the site of large settlements in the Yayoi period
The Yayoi period (弥生時代, ''Yayoi jidai'') (c. 300 BC – 300 AD) is one of the major historical periods of the Japanese archipelago. It is generally defined as the era between the beginning of food production in Japan and the emergence o ...
and was the location of large burial mound
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s in the Kofun period
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, including the Ota Chausuyama Kofun, which is designated by the Imperial Household Agency
The (IHA) is an agency of the government of Japan in charge of state matters concerning the Imperial House of Japan, Imperial Family, and the keeping of the Privy Seal of Japan, Privy Seal and State Seal of Japan. From around the 8th century ...
as the mausoleum of Emperor Keitai
(died 10 March 531) was the 26th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 継体天皇 (26)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.
No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but he is conve ...
. In the first half of the Muromachi period
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, Kusunoki Masashige
, or , was a Japanese military commander and samurai of the Kamakura period remembered as the ideal loyal samurai.
Kusunoki fought for Emperor Go-Daigo in the Genkō War to overthrow the Kamakura shogunate and restore power in Japan to the ...
built Ibaraki Castle, and the ''jōkamachi
The were centres of the domains of the feudal lords in medieval Japan. The ''jōkamachi'' represented the new, concentrated military power of the daimyo in which the formerly decentralized defence resources were concentrated around a single, cent ...
'' which was established around this castle became the core of the modern city. In the Sengoku period
The was the period in History of Japan, Japanese history in which civil wars and social upheavals took place almost continuously in the 15th and 16th centuries. The Kyōtoku incident (1454), Ōnin War (1467), or (1493) are generally chosen as th ...
, the area was ruled by the Christian ''daimyō
were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and no ...
'', Takayama Ukon
, born and also known as Dom Justo Takayama (c. 1552/1553 - 5 February 1615) was a Kirishitan, Japanese Catholic daimyō and samurai during the Sengoku period that saw rampant Anti-Catholicism, anti-Catholic sentiment.
Takayama was baptize ...
. In the Edo Period
The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengok ...
, it was directly controlled by Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868.
The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil wars ...
due to its strategic importance on the Sanyōdō highway. The village of Ibaraki was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1896 the area became part of Mishima District, Osaka. Ibaraki was raised to town status on October 14, 1898 and to city status on January 1, 1948. On April 1, 2001 Ibaraki was designated a Special city with increased local autonomy.
Government
Ibaraki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral
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city council of 28 members. Ibaraki contributes three members to the Osaka Prefectural Assembly
The is the legislature of Osaka Prefecture. As in all prefectures, it is elected to four-year terms by single non-transferable vote in multi- and single-member districts and is responsible for enacting and amending prefectural by-laws, approving ...
. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Osaka 9th district of the lower house
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of the Diet of Japan
, transcription_name = ''Kokkai''
, legislature = 215th Session of the National Diet
, coa_pic = Flag of Japan.svg
, house_type = Bicameral
, houses =
, foundation=29 November 1890(), leader1_type ...
.
Economy
Ibaraki is a regional commercial center and distribution hub for northern Osaka. Due to its proximity to the Osaka metropolitan area, it is also a 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 ...
. The city also has a growing and very diverse industrial base.
Education
Colleges and universities
* Aino University
* Baika Women's University
* Osaka Yukioka College of Health Science
*Osaka Health Science University Ibaraki campus
* Otemon Gakuin University
*Ritsumeikan University
is a private university in Kyoto, Japan, that traces its origin to 1869. In addition to its main campus in Kyoto, the university also has satellite campuses in Ibaraki, Osaka and Kusatsu, Shiga.
Today, Ritsumeikan University is known as one o ...
- Osaka-Ibaraki campus
Primary and secondary education
Ibaraki has 32 public elementary schools and 14 public middle schools operated by the city government and six public high school operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. There are also three private combined middle/high schools and two private high schools. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.
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Private junior and senior high schools:
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* Korea International School, a Korean international junior and senior high school, is in Ibaraki.
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Private senior high schools:
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Transportation
Railway
JR West
, 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, ...
– JR Kyōto Line
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Hankyu Railway
, trading as , is a Japanese private railway company that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region. It is one of the flagship properties of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., in turn part of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Gr ...
Hankyu Kyoto Line
The is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway. It connects Osaka-umeda Station in Osaka and Kyoto-kawaramachi Station in Kyoto.
Definition
The Kyoto Main Line is often called the for short, and in ...
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Osaka Monorail - Main Line
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Osaka Monorail - Saito Line
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Highway
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Sister cities
* Minneapolis
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, Minnesota, United States, sister city agreement since 1980
* Anqing
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, Anhui, China, friendship city agreement since 1985
* Shōdoshima
Shōdoshima or is an island located in the Seto Inland Sea, Inland Sea of Japan. The name means "Island of Azuki bean, Small Beans". There are two towns on the island: Tonoshō, Kagawa, Tonoshō and Shodoshima, Kagawa, Shōdoshima, composing the ...
, Kagawa, Japan, sister city agreement since 1988 (with former Uchinomi town)
* Taketa, Ōita, Japan, history cultural sister city agreement since 2013
Local attractions
* Church of the Light
* Abuyama Kofun, National Historic Site
* Kōriyama-shuku Honjin
Notable people from Ibaraki, Osaka
* Ryota Hama, Japanese professional wrestler
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and retired sumo wrestler
* Satoshi Ishii
is a Japanese-Croatian retired Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist, kickboxer, professional boxer and judoka who has held Croatian citizenship since 2019.
Ishii won the gold medal in Judo at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Judo at the Beijing ...
, Japanese-Croatian judoka
is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyc ...
and mixed martial artist
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In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...
.
* Kusunoki Masashige
, or , was a Japanese military commander and samurai of the Kamakura period remembered as the ideal loyal samurai.
Kusunoki fought for Emperor Go-Daigo in the Genkō War to overthrow the Kamakura shogunate and restore power in Japan to the ...
, Japanese samurai
The samurai () were members of the warrior class in Japan. They were originally provincial warriors who came from wealthy landowning families who could afford to train their men to be mounted archers. In the 8th century AD, the imperial court d ...
of the Kamakura period
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* Taiga Matsuo, professional Japanese baseball player
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* Yasumichi Morita, interior designer
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* Katagiri Katsumoto
was a Japanese warlord (''daimyō'') of Ibaraki, in the Azuchi–Momoyama period through early Edo period.
In his youth he was famed as one of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake, during the Battle of Shizugatake in May 1583.
Biography
Katsumoto ...
, Japanese warlord
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daimyō
were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and no ...
of the Azuchi–Momoyama period
The was the final phase of the in Japanese history from 1568 to 1600.
After the outbreak of the Ōnin War in 1467, the power of the Ashikaga Shogunate effectively collapsed, marking the start of the chaotic Sengoku period. In 1568, Oda Nob ...
through early Edo period
The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengok ...
.
* Hiroyuki Onoue, Japanese actor
* Subaru Shibutani, Japanese singer, actor and lyricist (Kanjani Eight
, previously known as is a five-member Japanese boy band from Japan's Kansai region. They are managed by the multimedia talent agency Starto Entertainment (formerly Johnny & Associates) and signed to Infinity Records. The group was formed in ...
)
* Yu Shimasaki, former Japanese football player
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* Chisato Moritaka
(born 11 April 1969) is a Japanese pop singer who also is notable as a songwriter. She is affiliated with Up-Front Create, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group. , Japanese pop singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
* Tatsuo Kamon
, real name , is a Japanese singer-songwriter born 25 March 1959 in Ibaraki, Osaka, Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He is represented by the talent management firm Daikan'yama Production, and releases works through Daipro-X, a record company wh ...
, Japanese singer-songwriter
* Takaharu Nishino, Japanese football player
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* Mizuki Ichimaru, Japanese football player
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* Manabu Ikeda, former Japanese football player
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* Sayaka Yamamoto, Japanese singer and songwriter (NMB48
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and AKB48
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)
* Atsushi Kimura, former Japanese football player
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* Shinichi Terada, Japanese football player
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* Takuto Hayashi, Japanese football player
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* Kenji Matsuda
is a Japanese actor. Matsuda began acting in high school when a girl he had a crush on convinced him to join the theatre club. He later joined the sho-gekijo theatrical troupe Haiyu-Za. Nowadays known for roles such as Kagero in the low-budget f ...
, Japanese actor
* Teruo Sugihara, Japanese professional golfer
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* Yuta Nakatsuka, Japanese Dancer and actor ( Generations from Exile Tribe)
* Takuya Kurosawa
is a Japanese race car driver.
Kurosawa raced in All-Japan Formula Three from 1988 to 1989, Japanese Formula 3000 from 1990 to 1995 and the JGTC series from 1994 to 1999, also driving in the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing 10th.
Kurosawa ...
, Japanese racing driver
* Kazuhiro Tanaka, Japanese drifting driver
References
External links
Ibaraki city official website
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Cities in Osaka Prefecture