Takatsuki

For other uses, see Takatsuki (disambiguation).

Takatsuki 高槻市
Core city
JR Takatsuki Station and Actamore
Flag Seal
Location of Takatsuki in Osaka Prefecture
Takatsuki Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°51′N 135°37′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka Prefecture
First official recorded	697 AD
City settled	January 1, 1943
Government
• Mayor	Takeshi Hamada
Area
• Total	105.31 km2 (40.66 sq mi)
Population  (January 2010)
• Total	350,914
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	2-1 Tōen-chō, Takatsuki-shi, Ōsaka-fu 569-0067
Website	www.city.takatsuki.osaka.jp
Symbols
Flower	Deutzia
Tree	Zelkova serrata

Takatsuki (高槻市, Takatsuki-shi) is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is located in northern Osaka's Hokusetsu region.

As of 2020, the city had an estimated population of 347,944 and a population density 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 towns 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, 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
  • Shimamoto
  • Hirakata
  • Neyagawa
  • Settsu
  • Ibaraki
• Kyoto Prefecture
  • Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto
  • Kameoka

Points of interest

• Settsu-kyo Valley Natural Park
• Kosobe Conservatory (Kyoto University)
• Kansai University Takatsuki campus, Takatsuki Muse campus
• Osaka Medical College
• Heian Jogakuin University Takatsuki campus
• Hankyu
• Matsuzakaya
• Mizuho Bank
• Imashirozuka kofun
• Akutagawayama Castle
• Takatsuki Catholic Church
• Kosobebosai Park (古曽部防災公園), a public park in Takatsuki.
• Ama ruins
• Kyodai Seminar
• Yaotomi
• Green Plaza
• Actamore
• Muse Takatsuki

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  Settsu-kyo valley Natural park
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  Kansai University Takatsuki Campus
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  Heian Jogakuin University Takatsuki campus
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  Takatsuki Catholic Church

Takatsuki Downtown and Hokusetsu Mountains view

Transportation

Railways

• West Japan Railway Company
  • JR Kyoto Line: Settsu-Tonda Station – Takatsuki Station
• Hankyu Railway
  • Kyoto Line: Tonda Station – Takatsuki-shi Station – 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, while some trains come from Kyoto-kawaramachi Station.

Buses

Takatsuki has its own municipal bus network and private carriers, such as Keihan Bus and Hankyu Bus, also operate there.

Highways

• National Route 170
• National Route 171

Sister and Friendship cities

• Masuda, Shimane, Japan – Sister city agreement concluded in 1971 (with former Hikimi town)
• Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui, Japan – Sister city agreement concluded in 1993 (with former Mikata town)
• Manila, Philippines – Sister city agreement concluded in 1979
• Changzhou, Jiangsu, China – Sister city agreement concluded in 1987
• Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia – Sister city agreement concluded in 1991

External links

• Takatsuki City official website (in Japanese)
• Takatsuki official website (in English)