Fujiidera, Osaka
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Osaka
, Japan
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Though recently demolished, Fujiidera Stadium was owned and used by the now renamed Kintetsu Buffaloes
, a Japanese baseball
team with a large fan base in Osaka.
is the largest, located close to the City Hall, and surrounded by an area of retail shops; the other two are Hajinosato
and Domyoji
.
s that protect low lying areas from flooding.
Cities of Japan
||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...
located in Osaka
Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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History
In 1959 the townships of Fujiidera-cho and Domyoji-cho merged to create Fujiidera-Domyoji-cho. A year later, the town was renamed Misasagi-cho. The present day city of Fujiidera-shi was created November 1, 1966.Though recently demolished, Fujiidera Stadium was owned and used by the now renamed Kintetsu Buffaloes
Kintetsu Buffaloes
The was a Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Osaka, Japan, which were in the Pacific League. The team was owned by Kinki Nippon Railway Co. and later sold to the Orix Group, the owner of the Orix BlueWave baseball team, in 2004...
, a Japanese baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
team with a large fan base in Osaka.
Transport
Fujiidera is served by the Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line and Kintetsu Domyoji Line, with three railway stations located within the city. Fujiidera StationFujiidera Station
is a train station on the Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line in Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is the main station of the city and was the nearest station to Fujiidera Stadium, the home of the Kintetsu Buffaloes.-Layout:...
is the largest, located close to the City Hall, and surrounded by an area of retail shops; the other two are Hajinosato
Hajinosato Station
is a train station in Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:Two side platforms, linked by an overhead concourse, serve two tracks. Local and Semi-Express trains stop. The remodeling of the station building was started in spring 2007, with most activity affecting the platforms occurring at...
and Domyoji
Domyoji Station
is a train station in Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is named for the Buddhist temple and Tenjin shrine located nearby.-Lines:*Kintetsu*Minami-Osaka Line*Dōmyōji Line-Layout:...
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Geography
Two major rivers flow through the city; the Yamatogawa (the larger) and the Ishikawa (the smaller, a tributary of the Yamatogawa). Sections of both river banks are maintained for recreation. The rivers are bounded by high leveeLevee
A levee, levée, dike , embankment, floodbank or stopbank is an elongated naturally occurring ridge or artificially constructed fill or wall, which regulates water levels...
s that protect low lying areas from flooding.
Attractions
- The tomb of Emperor IngyoEmperor Ingyowas the 19th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 411–453.-Legendary narrative:...
, the 19th emperor of Japan, is located in Fujiidera. - Domyoji-Tenmangu, a large ShintoShintoor Shintoism, also kami-no-michi, is the indigenous spirituality of Japan and the Japanese people. It is a set of practices, to be carried out diligently, to establish a connection between present day Japan and its ancient past. Shinto practices were first recorded and codified in the written...
shrine dedicated to TenjinTenjin (kami)In Japanese mythology and folklore, is the Shinto kami of scholarship, the deification of a scholar, poet, and politician named Sugawara no Michizane. Ten means sky and jin means god or deity...
, is located five minutes walk from Domyoji Station. The nearby Doymoji Buddhist convent is considered to have been the family temple of Sugawara no MichizaneSugawara no Michizane, also known as Kan Shōjō , a grandson of Sugawara no Kiyotomo , was a scholar, poet, and politician of the Heian Period of Japan...
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