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Kadoma (門真市, Kadoma-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on August 1, 1963.

As of March 2017, the city has an estimated population of 124,516 and a population density of 10,000 persons per km².[1] The total area is 12.28 km².

Kadoma is located northeast of Osaka on the Keihan Railway, and is connected to Osaka's other northern suburbs by the Osaka Monorail.

In 2005, it was planned to merge Kadoma with the neighboring city of Moriguchi, however the plan was cancelled.

Economy

Panasonic Corporation headquarters

Panasonic Corporation, Tiger Corporation and Kaiyodo have their headquarters in Kadoma.[2][3][4]

Transportation

Railways

Roads

  • Kinki Expressway
  • Route 163

Notable people

  • Kenichi Yamamoto - mixed martial artist
  • Nakamoto Yuta - The only Japanese member of South Korean male idol group NCT.

Sister cities

Namihaya Dome

References

  1. ^ "Official website of Kadoma city" (in Japanese). Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "Corporate Profile." Panasonic Corporation. Retrieved on February 15, 2011. "Head Office Location 1006, Oaza Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501, Japan" (PDF Map Archived 2011-04-09 at the Wayback Machine, GIF Map (Direct link))
  3. ^ "Company Overview of Tiger Corporation." Bloomberg L.P.. Retrieved on June 8, 2018
  4. ^ "会社概要 Archived 2010-12-26 at the Wayback Machine." Kaiyodo. Retrieved on February 15, 2011. "本社所在地 〒571-0041 大阪府門真市柳町19-3."

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