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Ikeda (池田市 Ikeda-shi^?) is a city located in Osaka, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 100,986 and a density of 4,567.44 persons per km². The total area is 22.11 km². A city ) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... Osaka Prefecture (å¤§é˜ªåºœ ÅŒsaka-fu) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

In the Edo period, Ikeda had a castle occupied by a daimyo, the seat of a 50 000 goku domain. It was famous for Ikeda-zumi (Ikeda charcoal) traded by Ikeda merchants. In Cha no yu Ikeda-zumi is loved because of its high quality even today. The Edo period ), also called Tokugawa period, is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868. ... Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ... A koku ) is a unit of volume in Japan, equal to ten cubic shaku. ... The Han ) were the fiefs of feudal clans of Japan that were created by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and existed until their abolition in 1871, three years after the Meiji Restoration. ... Charcoal is the blackish residue consisting of impure carbon obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances. ... A woman wearing a kimono performs a tea ceremony outdoors, while seated in seiza position. ...

The city was founded formally on April 29, 1939. It was developed as an urban town by a local railway company, Hankyu Dentetsu. Its founder Kobayashi Ichizo (Itsuo) lived there also. is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ikeda boasts two cultural attractions: the Itsuo Museum and Ikeda Bunko (Ikeda Archive). Itsuo Museum holds the Itsuo Collection which is mainly Japanese art for cha-no-yu; Ikeda Bunko holds collections on Takarazuka and other materials related to Hankyu Dentetsu. There is also a municipal Zoo named Satsukiyama Zoo. The Japanese tea ceremony (cha-no-yu, chadō, or sadō) is a traditional ritual influenced by Zen Buddhism in which powdered green tea, or matcha (抹茶), is ceremonially prepared by a skilled practitioner and served to a small group of guests in a tranquil setting. ... Takarazuka (宝塚市; -shi) is a city located in Hyogo, Japan. ... Giraffes in Sydneys Taronga Zoo A zoological garden, zoological park, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. ...

It is also home to the Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum. The Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum (ã‚¤ãƒ³ã‚¹ã‚¿ãƒ³ãƒˆãƒ©ãƒ¼ãƒ¡ãƒ³ç™ºæ˜Žè¨˜å¿µé¤¨) is a museum dedicated to instant noodles and Cup Noodles, and Japanese inventor and businessman Momofuku Ando who created them. ...

On June 8, 2001, the Osaka school massacre occurred in this city. A man entered an elementary school and fatally stabbed eight children in the school. Many pupils have suffered PTSD. To avoid flashback memory of the massacre and improve school security, the school buildings were reformed and April 2004 the newly reformed building has been utilized. On September 14, 2004, Mamoru Takuma was executed for the murders. June 8 is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The Osaka School Massacre took place on June 8, 2001, at Ikeda Elementary School, an elite primary school affiliated with Osaka Kyoiku University in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ... Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is a term for the psychological consequences of exposure to or confrontation with stressful experiences, which involve actual or threatened death, serious physical injury or a threat to physical integrity and which the person found highly traumatic. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ...

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Airports near Ikeda

Osaka International Airport ) (IATA: ITM, ICAO: RJOO) is the primary domestic airport for the Kansai region of Japan, including the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. ... Itami (Japanese: ä¼Šä¸¹å¸‚; -shi) is a city located in Hyogo, Japan. ... Toyonaka (è±Šä¸å¸‚; -shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan. ...

Railways

Hankyu Umeda Station and Department Store Hankyu Railway (é˜ªæ€¥é›»é‰„, HankyÅ« Dentetsu) is a Japanese private railway that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region. ... The HankyÅ« Takarazuka Line (é˜ªæ€¥å®å¡šç·š HankyÅ« Takarazuka sen) is run by Hankyu Railway and links Osaka, Takarazuka, and the suburbs between them. ... ishibashi station is situated on the takarazuka line of the hankyu dentetsu line. ... The HankyÅ« Minoo Line (é˜ªæ€¥ç®•é¢ç·š Mino-o sen) is a Japanese railway line run by Hankyu Railway which links Ishibashi station in Ikeda and Minoo. ...

Roads

The expressways (高速道路, kōsokudōro, lit. ... The ChÅ«goku Expressway ) is an expressway in Japan connecting Osaka to Yamaguchi Prefecture. ... Hanshin Expressway ) is a network of expressways surrounding Osaka and Kobe, Japan. ...

Major Company Headquarters in Ikeda

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