Toyonaka
Toyonaka (豊中市, Toyonaka-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 388,633 and a population density of 10,680 persons per km². The total area is 36.38 km². Its peak population was over 420,000.
Toyonaka is a residential area of Osaka Prefecture, and includes Senri New Town.
The city is easy to reach through various modes of transportation, and many of its residents commute daily into Osaka City to work. Osaka University and Osaka Music College have their campuses in Toyonaka.
The Consulate-General of Russia in Osaka is located in Toyonaka.[1]
History
From ancient times until today Toyonaka has had a sizable population. The events inciting the Jōkyū War were related to an event in Toyonaka. A case on a matter between a favorite lady of the retired emperor Emperor Go-Toba and a local jitō was wrongly resolved, and then the former had the Emperor redecide the case in her favor.
The city was founded on October 15, 1936.
Transportation
Osaka International Airport is partially located in Toyonaka including its terminal, although it is more commonly associated with the city of Itami.
The city is served by the Osaka Monorail (Shibahara Station, Hotarugaike Station, Osaka International Airport), the Midōsuji Line (Senri-Chūō Station) and the Hankyu Takarazuka Line (Ishibashi Station, Hotarugaike Station, Toyonaka Station).
Points of interest
Sister cities
Notable people
- Takashi Fujii - television performer
- Mai Hosho - actress [2]
- Tak Matsumoto - musician and guitarist (B'z)
- Yoshihiro Murai - governor of Miyagi prefecture (2005–present)
- Masashi Oguro - soccer player
- Kaoru Shintani - manga artist
- Endō Shōzō - comedian
- Tanaka Naoki - comedian
- Osamu Tezuka - manga artist and animator
- Sankichi Tōge - poet
- Hitomi Yaida - singer and song-writer
- Masahiro Yamaguchi also known as Yama-B - (ex-Galneryus singer) musician
References
- ^ "List of Consulates in Kansai Area." Creation Core Higashi Osaka. Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
- ^ スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能タレント名鑑
External links
Media related to Toyonaka, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons
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