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located 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, Nar ...

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. , the city had an estimated

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of 228,802 in 111,545 households and a

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of 9,300 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

Geography

Neyagawa is located on the left bank of the

Yodo River The , also called the Seta River (瀬田川 ''Seta-gawa'') and the Uji River (宇治川 ''Uji-gawa'') at portions of its route, is the principal river in Osaka Prefecture on Honshu, Japan. The source of the river is Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefectur ...

in the northeastern part of Osaka Prefecture, 15 km from the center of Osaka city and 35 km from the center of Kyoto city. It is 7.22 km north–south, 6.89 km east–west. The city's terrain can be broadly divided into eastern hills and western flatlands. The eastern hills are part of the Ikoma Mountains, about 50m above sea level, and the flat western part is mainly composed of

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and is 2 to 3m above sea level. The highest point is 109.6m around the

Ishinohōden Kofun The is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Uchiage Motomachi neighborhood of the city of Neyagawa, Osaka in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1973. Overview The Ishinohōden Kofu ...

Neighboring municipalities

Osaka Prefecture * Settsu *

Takatsuki 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 c ...

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* Katano * Shijōnawate * Kadoma *

Moriguchi is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 142,655 in 73353 households and a population density of 11,000 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Moriguchi borders the northea ...

Climate

Neyagawa has a

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(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Neyagawa is 15.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.7 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Neyagawa increased extremely rapidly in the 1960s, leveled off until the 2000s and has slowly started to decrease.

History

The area of the modern city of Neyagawa was within ancient

Kawachi Province was a province of Japan in the eastern part of modern Osaka Prefecture. It originally held the southwestern area that was split off into Izumi Province. It was also known as . Geography The area was radically different in the past, with Kawac ...

. The village of Kukasho was established within Matta District with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1896, the area became part of Kitakawachi District, Osaka. Kukasho was elevated to town status on February 1, 1943. On April 1, 1943, it was merged with the villages of Tomorogi, Toyono and Neyagawa to form the city of Neyagawa.

Government

Neyagawa has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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city council of 24 members. Neyagawa contributes two 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 t ...

. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Osaka 12th district of the

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of the

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Economy

Neyagawa is a regional commercial center with some high manufacturing.

Education

Universities and colleges

* Setsunan University *

Osaka Electro-Communication University , OECU is a private university in Japan. The main campus is located in Neyagawa-shi, Osaka Prefecture. History The predecessor of the school was founded in 1924, and it was chartered as a university in 1961. *In 1924, was established. *In 193 ...

Primary and secondary education

Neyagawa has 24 public elementary schools and ten public middle schools operated by the city government and three public high schools operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. There is also one private elementary school and two private combined middle/high schools. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped and one technical school.

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, and i ...

– Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) * Keihan railway logo

Keihan Electric Railway , known colloquially as the , , or simply , is a major Japanese private railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. The transit network includes seven lines; four main lines with heavy rolling stock, two interurban lines, and a funic ...

Keihan Main Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by Keihan Electric Railway. The line runs between Sanjō Station in Kyoto and Yodoyabashi Station in Osaka. There are through services to the Keihan Ōtō Line and the Keihan Nakanoshima Line. Trains fro ...

* - -

Highway

Second Keihan Highway The , also called as Daini-Keihan Road, is a national highway and 6-laned Regional High-Standard Highways ( expressway) in Japan, leading from Fushimi-ku, Kyoto through Kansai Science City to Kadoma, Osaka. This road is a bypass of Japan National ...

* * *

Sister city relations

* Susami, Wakayama, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1976 * Mimasaka,

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, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1991 (with former Ohara town) *

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United States - Sister city agreement concluded in 1982 * Oakville,

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, Canada - Sister city agreement concluded in 1984 *

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, China - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1994. Luwan has since been merged into Huangpu District since June 2011.

Local attractions

, National Historic Site

Notable people from Neyagawa

Gōeidō Gōtarō is a former sumo wrestler from Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 2005 and reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in September 2007. Long regarded as one of the most promising Japanese wrestlers in sumo, Gōeidō ho ...

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wrestler, ranked at '' ōzeki'' *

Masaki Okimoto (born May 21, 1982) is a Japanese professional wrestler from Neyagawa, Japan; he's a current member of the Michinoku Pro Wrestling roster as Rasse. He mainly uses a high-flying style. Career Toryumon (2002-2004) A former highschool amateur wr ...

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* Nana Okada,

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, singer, member of

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, former member of

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, member of the

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champion

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* Yoshiyuki Fuchiwaki, former

( Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes,

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) *

Yumi Yoshimura is a Japanese singer, best known as a member of the pop duo PUFFY, along with Ami Onuki. Early life and career She was born in Neyagawa, Osaka, in 1975. She learned that there was a talent search underway in Tokyo. She successfully tried out ...

, singer and musician, member of

duo PUFFY * Mio Ootani, Japanese

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* Ryo Tadokoro, Japanese football player (

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) *

Hiroshi Ōsaka was a Japanese animator, character designer and illustrator, born in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture. He was a graduate of the Kyoto Saga University of Arts. He was the co-founder of Bones Animation Studio. Profile Ōsaka, while studying in the Kyo ...

, Japanese

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and

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duo * Tomokatsu Kitagawa,

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, Japanese manga artist *

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(

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) *

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, Japanese comedian,

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, and

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actress and former singer * Daiki Numa, Japanese

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, Kantō Soccer League) *

, former

* Emiko Ueno, former female

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Ura Kazuki is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Neyagawa, Osaka. After winning a gold medal in sumo at the 2013 World Combat Games, he made his professional debut in 2015, wrestling with the Kise stable and he won the '' jonokuchi'' division c ...

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References

External links

Neyagawa City official website
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