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Encyclopedia > Toyonaka, Osaka

Toyonaka (豊中市; -shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... ÅŒsaka Prefecture (大阪府 ÅŒsaka-fu) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ...


As of 2004, the city has an estimated population of 388,372 and the density of 10,675.43 persons per km². The total area is 36.38 km². 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


From ancient times until today Toyonaka had a fair-sized population. The events inciting the Shokyu War were related to a matter in Toyonaka. A case on a matter between a favorite lady of the retired emperor Go-toba and a local Jitou was wrongly resolved, and then the former had the Emperor redecide the case in her favor. The Jōkyū War (承久の乱, jōkyū no ran) (1221), also known as the Shōkyū War or the Jōkyū Disturbance, was fought between the forces of Emperor Go-Taba and those of the Hōjō family regents, whom the Emperor was trying to overthrow. ... Emperor Go-Toba (後鳥羽天皇) (August 6, 1180 - March 28, 1239) was the 82nd imperial ruler of Japan. ...


The city was founded on October 15, 1936. Osaka University and Osaka Music College locate their campuses in Toyonaka. October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Osaka University (大阪大学 Ōsaka Daigaku; abbreviated to 阪大 Handai) is a public coeducational research university in Suita, Osaka, Japan. ...


Osaka International Airport is partially located in Toyonaka including its terminal, although it is more commonly associated with the city of Itami. Osaka International Airport (Japanese 大阪国際空港, Ōsaka Kokusai Kūkō) (IATA airport code: ITM, ICAO airport code: RJOO) is the primary domestic airport for the Kansai region of Japan, including the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. ... Toyonaka (豊中市; -shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan. ... Itami (Japanese: 伊丹市; -shi) is a city located in Hyogo, Japan. ...


Famous People

  • Takashi Fujii - television performer
  • Mai Hosho - actress
  • Tak Matsumoto - musician and guitarist (B'z)
  • Masashi Oguro - soccer player
  • Yuka Onishi - actress
  • Kaoru Shintani - manga artist
  • Osamu Tezuka - manga artist and animator
  • Masato Tsujioka film director
  • Shoko Tsutsumi - manga artist
  • Hitomi Yaida - singer and song-writer

Matthew Minami Matthew Minami (Japanese: マシュー南 or Matthew南; MashÅ« Minami, born March 10, 1972 in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan) is a male Japanese comedian who belongs to Yoshimoto Kogyo and popular host of Matthews Best Hit TV on TV Asahi. ... Takahiro Tak Matsumoto (松本孝弘 Matsumoto Takahiro, born in Toyonaka, Osaka, March 27, 1961) is a main guitarist in Bz, and he is one of the most famous guitarists in Japan. ... Koshi Inaba (left) and Matsumoto Takahiro (right) Bz are a famous Japanese hard rock band comprised of Tak Matsumoto(松本 孝弘 Matsumoto Takahiro, Guitar) and Koshi Inaba (稲葉 浩志 Inaba Kōshi, Vocal). ... Osamu Tezuka and his creations commemorated on two stamps Dr. Osamu Tezuka (手塚 治虫 Tezuka Osamu, November 3, 1928 - February 9, 1989) was a Japanese manga artist and animator born in ÅŒsaka. ... Hitomi Yaida (矢井田瞳 Yaida Hitomi born July 28, 1978 in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan[1]) is a Japanese folk rock singer/songwriter and guitarist. ...

External links

  • Official website in Japanese
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  See also: Towns and villages by district edit

  Results from FactBites:
 
Toyonaka, Osaka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (154 words)
Toyonaka (豊中市 Toyonaka-shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan.
A case on a matter between a favorite lady of the retired emperor Emperor Go-Toba and a local jitō was wrongly resolved, and then the former had the Emperor redecide the case in her favor.
Osaka International Airport is partially located in Toyonaka including its terminal, although it is more commonly associated with the city of Itami.
Osaka Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (207 words)
The population of Osaka Prefecture taken during the 2000 National Census is 8,804,806, or about seven percent of the total population of Japan, ranking second after Tokyo Prefecture.
The symbol of Osaka Prefecture, called the sennari byōtan or "thousand gourds," was originally the crest of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the feudal lord of Osaka Castle.
Until the reclamation of the Kansai International Airport island, Osaka was the smallest prefecture by area; it is now merely the second-smallest.
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