Habikino, Osaka

Infobox City Japan
Name=Habikino
JapaneseName=羽曳野市
Prefecture=Osaka
Region=Kansai
Area_km2=26.44
Population=120,894
PopDate=June 30, 2005
Density_km2=4572.39
Coords=
LatitudeDegrees= 34
LatitudeMinutes= 33
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 135
LongtitudeMinutes= 36
LongtitudeSeconds=
Mayor=Tsuguo Kitagawa
Tree=Mandarin Orange
Flower=Peach
Bird=
Symbol

SymbolDescription= Flag
CityHallPostalCode=583-8585
CityHallAddress=4-1-1 Konda, Habikino-shi, Ōsaka-fu
CityHallPhone=072-958-1111
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.habikino.osaka.jp/ Habikino City]
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nihongo|Habikino|羽曳野市|Habikino-shi is a city located in eastern Osaka prefecture, Japan. It is particularly well-known for its grape production, as well as the many ancient burial mounds that dot its landscape.

History

The city was founded on January 15, 1959.

ister cities and friendship cities

Within Japan

*flagicon|Japan Kameyama, Mie (friendship city)
*flagicon|Japan Gose, Nara (friendship city)

Internationally

*flagicon|Austria Hietzing, Vienna, Austria (sister city)

Education

Universities and technical schools

*Shitennōji International Buddhist University
*Osaka Prefecture University Habikino Campus (formerly Osaka Prefecture College of Nursing)

Transportation

Rail

*Kintetsu Corporation
**Minami-Osaka Line: (to Osaka Abenobashi) - Eganoshō - Takawashi - (intervening stations in Fujiidera) - Furuichi - Komagatani - Kaminotaishi - (to Kintetsu Gose, Kashiharajingū-mae, Yoshino)

Bus

*Kintetsu Bus
**From Furuichi Station in the east, buses carry passengers on routes to Habikigaoka, Shitennōji International Buddhist University, Momoyama-dai, and Fujiidera Station.
**From Eganoshō Station in the west, there is a bus route to Kawachi-Matsubara Station which also covers Mihara-ku in Sakai.
*Kongō Bus
**Buses pick up passengers at Kaminotaishi Station.

Roads

National toll roads

Minami-Hanna Expressway (two interchanges within city limits):
*Habikino Interchange
*Habikino-Higashi Interchange

National non-toll roads

*National Route 166
*National Route 170 (Osaka Outer Loop Highway)

Prefectural roads

*Osaka/Nara Prefectural Route 12: Sakai-Yamato-Takada Highway
*Osaka Prefectural Route 27: Kashiwara-Komagatani-Chihayaakasaka Highway
*Osaka Prefectural Route 31: Sakai-Habikino Highway
*Osaka Prefectural Route 32: Mihara-Taishi Highway

urrounding municipalities

*Osaka Prefecture:
**Matsubara
**Fujiidera
**Kashiwara
**Mihara Ward, Sakai
**Tondabayashi
**Taishi, Minamikawachi District
*Nara Prefecture:
**Kashiba

External links

* [http://www.city.habikino.osaka.jp/ Official website]