Higashiōsaka, Osaka

Higashiōsaka
Higashiōsaka; 東大阪
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東大阪市 · Higashiōsaka
	Nagase River in Higashiōsaka
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	Location of Higashiōsaka in Osaka
	Higashiōsaka
	Coordinates: 34°40′46″N 135°36′03″E / 34.67944°N 135.60083°ECoordinates: 34°40′46″N 135°36′03″E / 34.67944°N 135.60083°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka
	Government
• Mayor	Junzō Nagao
	Area
• Total	61.81 km2 (23.86 sq mi)
	Population (August 1, 2011)
• Total	509,230
• Density	8,200/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Camphor Laurel
- Flower	Ume
Phone number	06-4309-3000
Address	50-4 Aramoto-kita, Higashiōsaka-shi, Ōsaka-fu; 577-8521
Website	City of Higashiōsaka

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Higashiōsaka (東大阪市, Higashiōsaka-shi^?, literally "East Osaka") is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The city is known as one of the industrial cities of Japan and "the rugby football town".

[edit] History

The city was founded on February 1, 1967, by a merger of three cities, Fuse (布施^?), Kawachi (河内^?) and Hiraoka (枚岡^?), in eastern Osaka Prefecture.

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Rail

West Japan Railway Company
- Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) Tokuan Station - Konoike-Shinden Station
- Osaka Higashi Line - Takaida-Chūō Station - JR Kawachi-Eiwa Station - JR Shuntokumichi Station - JR Nagase Station

Kintetsu Corporation
- Nara Line Fuse Station - Kawachi-Eiwa Station - Kawachi-Kosaka Station - Yaenosato Station - Wakae-Iwata Station - Kawachi-Hanazono Station - Higashi-Hanazono Station - Hyōtan-yama Station - Hiraoka Station - Nukata Station - Ishikiri Station
- Osaka Line Fuse Station - Shuntokumichi Station - Nagase Station - Mito Station
- Keihanna Line (Nagata Station) - Aramoto Station - Yoshita Station - Shin-Ishikiri Station
Osaka Municipal Subway
- Chuo Line Takaida Station - Nagata Station

[edit] Roads

Expressways
- Kinki Expressway Higashiosaka-kita Interchange - Higashiosaka Parking Area - Higashiosaka-minami Interchange
- Hanshin Expressway Higashiosaka Route (13)
Daini Hanna Toll Road
Shigi Ikoma Skyline [1]
Route 170
Route 308

[edit] Politics

Higashiōsaka municipal office.

Higashiōsaka is governed by mayor Junzō Nagao, and supported by the Japanese Communist Party. The city assembly is dominated by the Liberal Democratic Party.