- Toyonaka, Osaka
Infobox City Japan
Name= Toyonaka
JapaneseName= 豊中市
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Region= Kansai
Prefecture= Osaka
District=
Area_km2= 36.38
PopDate= January 2008
Population= 387,269
Density_km2= 10650
Coords=
LatitudeDegrees= 34
LatitudeMinutes= 47
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 135
LongtitudeMinutes= 28
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree= Sweet Osmanthus
Flower=Rose
Bird=
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SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor=Keiichirō Asari
CityHallPostalCode= 561-8501
CityHallAddress= 3-1-1 Nakasakurazuka, Toyonaka-shi, Osaka-fu
CityHallPhone= 06-6858-2525
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.toyonaka.osaka.jp/ Toyonaka City]nihongo|Toyonaka|豊中市|Toyonaka-shi is a city located in Osaka Prefecture,
Japan .As of
2008 , the city has an estimatedpopulation of 387,269 and a density of 10,650 persons per km², and falling. The total area is 36.38 km². It's 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.
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 emperorEmperor 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 .Osaka University and Osaka Music College locate their campuses in Toyonaka.Osaka International Airport is partially located inToyonaka including its terminal, although it is more commonly associated with the city ofItami .The city is served by the
Osaka Monorail (Shibahara Station ,Hotarugaike Station ,Osaka International Airport ), theMidosuji Line (Senri-Chuo Station ) and theHankyu Takarazuka Line (Ishibashi Station ,Hotarugaike Station ,Toyonaka Station ).Points of interest
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Hattori Ryokuchi Arboretum
*Hattori Ryokuchi Park
*Osaka University ister cities
*San Mateo,
California ,USA Notable people
*Takashi Fujii - television performer
*Mai Hosho - actress [ [http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/meikan/ha/housyo_mai.html スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能タレント名鑑 ] ]
*Tak Matsumoto - musician and guitarist (B'z )
*Yoshihiro Murai - governor ofMiyagi prefecture (2005 - present)
*Masashi Oguro - soccer player
*Yuka Onishi - actressFact|date=June 2007
*Ikumi Shima - rich manFact|date=June 2007
*Kaoru Shintani - manga artist
*Osamu Tezuka - manga artist and animator
*Sankichi Toge - poet
*Masato Tsujioka film directorFact|date=June 2007
*Shoko Tsutsumi - manga artistFact|date=June 2007
*Hitomi Yaida - singer and song-writerReferences
External links
* [http://www.city.toyonaka.osaka.jp/ Toyonaka official website] jp icon
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