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located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated

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of 63,446 in 29501 households and a

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of 7100 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

Geography

Fujiidera is located in the southeastern part of the Osaka Plain, at the confluence of the Yamato and the Ishikawa rivers. The city area is almost flat and the rivers are bounded by high

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s that protect low-lying areas from flooding. Sections of both river banks are maintained for recreation.

Neighboring municipalities

Osaka Prefecture * Yao * Kashiwara * Habikino * Matsubara

Climate

Fujiidera has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Fujiidera is 14.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.5 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Fujiidera has increased rapidly in the 1960s and 1970s, and at a slower rate until the year 2000.

History

The area of the modern city of Fujiidera was within ancient Kawachi Province and was the location of the provincial capital of that province. The area was settled by immigrants from the Korean kingdom of

Baekje Baekje or Paekche (, ) was a Korean kingdom located in southwestern Korea from 18 BC to 660 AD. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla. Baekje was founded by Onjo of Baekje, Onjo, the third son of Gogurye ...

, led by the Kudara no Konikishi clan, exiled descendants of the Baekje royal family during the late

Asuka Period The was a period in the history of Japan lasting from 538 to 710 (or 592 to 645), although its beginning could be said to overlap with the preceding Kofun period. The Yamato polity evolved greatly during the Asuka period, which is named after t ...

. Centuries later, it was the site of the

Battle of Dōmyōji On June 5, 1615, the Eastern Army of Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Osaka Army of Toyotomi Hideyori clashed in battle at Dōmyōji (道明寺の戦い; Dōmyōji no tatakai), Osaka. This battle was one of Japan's major historical battles between samu ...

, during the 1615

Siege of Osaka The was a series of battles undertaken by the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan, and ending in that clan's destruction. Divided into two stages (winter campaign and summer campaign), and lasting from 1614 to 1615, the siege ...

. The village of Nagano was established within Tannan District and the villages of Koyama, Domyoji and Sawada within Shiki District with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Dōmyōji and Sawada subsequently merged on March 31, 1890. On April 1, 1896 the area became part of Minamikawachi District, Osaka and Nagano was renamed Fujiidera village the same year. Fujiidera annexed Koyama in 1915 and was promoted to town status on October 1, 1928. Dōmyōji was promoted to town status on January 1, 1951. On April 20, 1959, the towns of Fujiidera and Dōmyōji merged to become the town of Fujiidera-Dōmyōji. The town was renamed ''Misasagi'' on January 1, 1960. Misasagi was promoted to city status on November 1, 1966. Fujiidera Stadium, a baseball stadium built in 1928 and last owned by the

Kintetsu Buffaloes The were a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team based in Osaka, Japan, which was in the Pacific League. In 2005 the team was merged with the Orix BlueWave to become the team now known as the Orix Buffaloes. The team played in Fujiidera Stad ...

, was previously located in Fujiidera. The team used the stadium until 1996, before relocating to the newly built

Osaka Dome The (official name: ) is a baseball stadium located in Osaka, Osaka, Japan. Opened in 1997, the stadium was the home field of the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes. In 2005, the stadium became one of the homes of the Orix Buffaloes, a result of the me ...

for the 1997 season. Fujiidera Stadium was closed in 2005 and the site redeveloped.

Government

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

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city council of 14 members. Fujiidera contributes one member to the

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. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Osaka 14th district of the lower house of the

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Economy

Fujiidera is a regional commercial center, with a small amount of light manufacturing.

Education

Fujiidera has seven public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government and three public high schools operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. There is one private elementary school, one private middle school and one private high school.Home
Shitennoji Gakuen Junior and Senior High School. Retrieved on January 12, 2019. The private Osaka Women's Junior College is also located in Fujiidera.

Transportation

Railway

Kintetsu Railway , referred to as , is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railway network connects Osaka, Nara, Kyo ...

Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line * - - KintetsuLogo

Kintetsu Dōmyōji Line The is a single-tracked, 2.2 km short railway line operated by Kintetsu Railway, connecting Dōmyōji Station in the city of Fujiidera and Kashiwara Station in Kashiwara, both in Osaka Prefecture. History The line is the oldest in the K ...

Highway

Nishi-Meihan Expressway is a national expressway in the Kinki region of Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company. Naming Meihan is a kanji acronym of two characters. The first character represents Nagoya (名古屋) and the second characte ...

Sister city relations

* -

Huangshan City Huangshan (), is a prefecture-level city in southern Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. Huangshan means ''Yellow Mountain'' in Chinese and the city is named after the famously scenic Yellow Mountains which cover much of the city's vast g ...

Anhui Province Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...

, China

Local attractions

Furuichi Kofun Cluster is a group of Kofun period burial mounds located in the cities of Fujiidera and Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Twelve of the tumuli in this group were individually designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1956, within addition ...

, World Heritage Site **The tomb of

Emperor Chūai , also known as was the 14th legendary Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Both the ''Kojiki'', and the ''Nihon Shoki'' (collectively known as the ''Kiki'') record events that took place during Chūai's alleged l ...

, the 14th emperor of Japan **The tomb of Emperor Ingyo, the 19th emperor of Japan * Kō Site, National Historic Site * Fujii-dera *Domyoji-Tenmangu * Dōmyō-ji

Noted people from Fujiidera

* Makoto Sumikawa, actress *

Senri Oe is a Japanese jazz pianist, composer, producer, actor, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for his pop-music career in 1980s and '90's-era Japanese pop music'. Among his releases (totaling 45 singles and 18 original albums), from the 1980s t ...

, musician *

Hananokuni Akihiro Hananokuni Akihiro (born 15 October 1959 as Akihiro Noguchi) is a former sumo wrestler from Fujiidera, Osaka, Japan. Career He made his professional debut in March 1975, joining Hanakago stable. He joined Hanaregoma stable when Hanakago was w ...

, former sumo wrestler

References

External links

Fujiidera City official website
Cities in Osaka Prefecture Fujiidera {{Osaka-geo-stub