Toyonaka (豊ä¸å¸‚, Toyonaka-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on October 15, 1936.
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.
History
From ancient times until today Toyonaka has had a sizable population. The events inciting the JÅkyÅ« 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 jitÅ was wrongly resolved, and then the former had the Emperor redecide the case in her favor.
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 (Senri-ChÅ«Å Station, ShÅji Station, Shibahara Station, Hotarugaike Station and Osaka Airport Station), the Kita-Osaka KyÅ«kÅ Railway (Senri-ChÅ«Å Station and Ryokuchi-kÅen Station) and the Hankyu Takarazuka Line (ShÅnai Station, Hattori-tenjin Station, Sone Station, Okamachi Station, Toyonaka Station and Hotarugaike Station).
Points of interest
- Hattori Ryokuchi Arboretum
- Hattori Ryokuchi Park
- Osaka University
Sister cities
- San Mateo, California, USA
Notable people
- Takashi Fujii - television performer
- Mai Hosho - actress
- Tak Matsumoto - musician and guitarist (B'z)
- Yoshihiro Murai - governor of Miyagi prefecture (2005â€"present)
- Masashi Oguro - soccer player
- Kaoru Shintani - manga artist
- EndÅ ShÅzÅ - comedian
- Tanaka Naoki - comedian
- Osamu Tezuka - manga artist and animator
- Sankichi TÅge - poet
- Hitomi Yaida - singer and song-writer
- Masahiro Yamaguchi also known as Yama-B - (ex-Galneryus singer) musician
- Yukie Nishimura - pianist and composer
References
External links
Media related to Toyonaka, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons
- Toyonaka City official website (Japanese)
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