is a city

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 Prefecture

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

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. The city is known as one of the industrial cities of Japan and "the rugby football town".

History

The city was founded on February 1, 1967, by a merger of three cities, , and , in eastern Osaka Prefecture

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 :...

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Rail

• West Japan Railway Company
  West Japan Railway Company
  , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
  
  
  • Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) Tokuan Station
    Tokuan Station
    is a train station in Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan.-Lines:* West Japan Railway Company ** Katamachi Line -Stations next to Tokuan:...
    
     - Konoike-Shinden Station
  • Osaka Higashi Line - Takaida-Chūō Station - JR Kawachi-Eiwa Station - JR Shuntokumichi Station - JR Nagase Station
    JR Nagase Station
    is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company Osaka Higashi Line in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:There is an island platform with two tracks elevated.-History:The station was initially planned under the provisional name...
    
    

• Kintetsu Corporation
  • Nara Line Fuse Station - Kawachi-Eiwa Station
    Kawachi-Eiwa Station
    is a train station on the Kintetsu Nara Line in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. This article contains about on the West Japan Railway Company Osaka Higashi Line.-Lines:Kintetsu Corporation*Nara Line...
    
     - Kawachi-Kosaka Station
    Kawachi-Kosaka Station
    Kawachi-Kosaka Station is a train station on the Kintetsu Nara Line in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Building:There are 2 side platforms with 2 tracks elevated.-History:* 1914 - The station opens as a station of Osaka Electric Tramway...
    
     - Yaenosato Station
    Yaenosato Station
    Yaenosato Station is a train station on the Kintetsu Nara Line in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Building:There are 2 island platforms with 4 tracks elevated.-History:* 1914 - The station opens as a station of Osaka Electric Railway...
    
     - Wakae-Iwata Station
    Wakae-Iwata Station
    Wakae-Iwata Station is a train station on the Kintetsu Nara Line in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Building:There are 2 side platforms and 2 tracks.-History:* 1914 - The station opens as a Wakae station of Osaka Electric Tramway...
    
     - Kawachi-Hanazono Station
    Kawachi-Hanazono Station
    Kawachi-Hanazono Station is a train station on the Kintetsu Nara Line in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Building:There are 2 side platforms and 2 tracks.-History:* 1914 - The station opens as a station of Osaka Electric Tramway...
    
     - Higashi-Hanazono Station
    Higashi-Hanazono Station
    Higashi-Hanazono Station is a train station on the Kintetsu Nara Line in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is the nearest station to Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium.-Building:...
    
     - Hyōtan-yama Station
    Hyotan-yama Station (Osaka)
    is a train station on the Kintetsu Nara Line in Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Building:The station has two side platforms and four tracks.-History:* 1914 - The station opens as a station of Osaka Electric Tramway...
    
     - Hiraoka Station
    Hiraoka Station (Osaka)
    Hiraoka Station is a train station on the Kintetsu Nara Line in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Building:The station has 2 side platforms and 2 tracks.-History:* 1914 - The station opens as a station of Osaka Electric Tramway...
    
     - Nukata Station
    Nukata Station
    is a train station on the Kintetsu Nara Line in Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:The station has two side platforms and two tracks.-History:* 1920 - The station opens as a station of Osaka Electric Tramway...
    
     - Ishikiri Station
    Ishikiri Station
    is a train station on the Kintetsu Nara Line in Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:The station has two island platforms and four tracks.-History:* 1914 - The station opens as a station of Osaka Electric Railway...
    
    
  • Osaka Line Fuse Station - Shuntokumichi Station
    Shuntokumichi Station
    is a train station on the Kintetsu Osaka Line in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. This article contains about on the West Japan Railway Company Osaka Higashi Line.-Lines:*Kintetsu Corporation**Osaka Line...
    
     - Nagase Station
    Nagase Station
    is a train station on the Kintetsu Osaka Line in Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. This station serves Kinki University.-Layout:This station has 2 side platforms serving a track each. Only local trains stop at the station because there are level crossings on both sides of the...
    
     - Mito Station
    Mito Station (Osaka)
    is a train station in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
    
    
  • Keihanna Line
    Kintetsu Keihanna Line
    is a railway line owned by Kintetsu Corporation. There are through trains to the Chūō Line of Osaka Municipal Subway. The line name derives from a kanji acronym formed from Kyoto , Osaka , and Nara , however the line is written in hiragana.The line is the sole Kintetsu line with a third rail...
    
     (Nagata Station) - Aramoto Station
    Aramoto Station
    is a train station on the Kintetsu Keihanna Line in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:*Kintetsu Keihanna Line -Layout:*There is an island platform and two tracks underground.-Stations next to Aramoto:...
    
     - Yoshita Station
    Yoshita Station
    For other uses, see Yoshida Station . is a train station on the Kintetsu Keihanna Line in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Line:*Kintetsu Keihanna Line -Layout:...
    
     - Shin-Ishikiri Station
    Shin-Ishikiri Station
    is a train station on the Kintetsu Keihanna Line in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:*Kintetsu Keihanna Line -Layout:*There are 2 island platforms with 3 tracks elevated.-Stations next to Shin-Ishikiri:...
    
    
• Osaka Municipal Subway
  Osaka Municipal Subway
  is the metro network in the city of Osaka, Japan, forming an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka , having 125 out of the 1,108 rail stations in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010 the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily of which the Osaka...
  
  
  • Chuo Line Takaida Station
    Takaida Station (Higashiosaka, Osaka)
    is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Chūō Line in Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. This article contains about on the West Japan Railway Company Osaka Higashi Line.-Lines:...
    
     - Nagata Station
    Nagata Station (Osaka)
    is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Chūō Line and Kintetsu Keihanna Line in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan...
    
    

Roads

• Expressways
  Expressways of Japan
  The expressways of Japan make up a large network of freeway-standard toll roads.- History :Following World War II, Japan's economic revival led to a massive increase in personal automobile use...
  
  
  • Kinki Expressway Higashiosaka-kita Interchange - Higashiosaka Parking Area - Higashiosaka-minami Interchange
  • Hanshin Expressway
    Hanshin Expressway
    The is a network of expressways surrounding Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, Japan. Operated by , it opened in 1962.Portions of the Hanshin Expressway collapsed during the Kobe earthquake on January 17, 1995. These sections were rebuilt by 1996...
    
     Higashiosaka Route (13)
• Daini Hanna Toll Road
• Shigi Ikoma Skyline http://www.kintetsu.co.jp/leisure/skyline/
• Route 170
• Route 308

Politics

Higashiōsaka is governed by mayor Junzō Nagao, and supported by the Japanese Communist Party

Japanese Communist Party

The Japanese Communist Party is a left-wing political party in Japan.The JCP advocates the establishment of a society based on socialism, democracy and peace, and opposition to militarism...

. The city assembly is dominated by the Liberal Democratic Party

Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...

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Elections

• Higashiōsaka city assembly election, 2007
  Higashiosaka city assembly election, 2007
  Higashiōsaka, Osaka held an election for the city assembly on September 23, 2007. The right-wing parties Liberal Democratic Party of Japan and New Komeito won a majority. The Japanese Communist Party emerged as the biggest opposition party.- Issues :...
  
  
• Higashiōsaka mayoral election, 2006
• Higashiosaka by-election, 2006

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External links

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