Higashiōsaka

Japan
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Also known as: Higashi-Ōsaka
Japanese:
East Ōsaka
Also spelled:
Higashi-Ōsaka

Higashiōsaka, city, eastern Ōsaka fu (urban prefecture), west-central Honshu, Japan. It lies to the east of Ōsaka, largely on a low plain, though it rises up sharply along its eastern boundary in the Ikoma Mountains. The city constitutes a major component of the Ōsaka-Kōbe metropolitan area.

Higashiōsaka was formed in 1967 by the merger of the three towns of Fuse, Kawachi, and Hiraoka. It is a residential suburb of Ōsaka, and its industrial district produces electric appliances, machinery, clothing fibres, and paper. The Hiraoka residential area at the foot of the mountains also serves as a resort. The city is the site of the remains of ancient tombs and the 7th-century Hiraoka Shrine. Pop. (2010) 509,533; (2015) 502,784.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Michael Ray.