Ibaraki, Osaka
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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
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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. It is a suburban city of Osaka city and a part of Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto
is a Japanese metropolitan region encompassing the metropolitan areas of the cities of Osaka in Osaka prefecture, Kobe in Hyōgo Prefecture, and Kyoto in Kyoto prefecture. The entire region has a population of 18,644,000 over an area of 11,170 km²...

. Literally Ibaraki in English means Wild Trees or Thorny trees.

As of 2010, the city has an estimated population
Population
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 of 273,992 and the density
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 of 3,580 persons per km². The total area is 76.52 km².

The city was founded on January 1, 1948.

Railways

  • 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:...

    • JR Kyoto Line
      JR Kyoto Line
      The is the common name of a portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, between Kyoto Station and Osaka Station. The line is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company ....

      : Ibaraki Station
      Ibaraki Station
      thumb|right|250px|none|East Entrancethumb|right|250px|none|Ticket Gate is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company JR Kyoto Line in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:...

  • Hankyu Railway
    Hankyu Railway
    is a Japanese private railway that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of major businesses operated by Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. The railway's main terminal is at Umeda Station in Osaka...

    • Hankyu Kyoto Line: Minami-Ibaraki Station - Ibaraki-shi Station
      Ibaraki-shi Station
      is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line located in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Stations next to Ibaraki-shi:...

       - Sojiji Station
      Sojiji Station
      is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line located in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Stations next to Sōjiji:...

  • Osaka Monorail
    • Main Line
      Osaka Monorail Main Line
      is a monorail route of the Osaka Monorail which connects Osaka Airport Station in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Senri-Chūō Station in Suita, Minami-Ibaraki Station in Ibaraki, Dainichi Station in Moriguchi, and Kadoma-shi Station in Kadoma.-Stations:...

      : Unobe Station
      Unobe Station
      is a monorail station on the Osaka Monorail located in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan.-Layout:There is an island platform and two tracks elevated. The platform is sealed in with glass walls and doors.- History :...

       - Minami-Ibaraki Station - Sawaragi Station
      Sawaragi Station
      is a monorail station on the Osaka Monorail located in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan.-Layout:There is an island platform and two tracks elevated. The platform is sealed in with glass walls and doors.-Stations next to Sawaragi:...

    • Saito Line Handai-byoin-mae Station
      Handai-byoin-mae Station
      is a monorail station on the Osaka Monorail located in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan.The name means the "station in front of Osaka University Hospital."-Layout:There is an island platform with two tracks.- Timetable :Timetable of the monorail...

       - Toyokawa Station
      Toyokawa Station (Osaka)
      is a monorail station on the Osaka Monorail located in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan.-History:*March 19, 2007 – Station begins operation as the Saito Line extension from Handai-byoin-mae to Saito-nishi opens-Layout:There is an island platform with two tracks....

       - Saito-Nishi Station
      Saito-nishi Station
      is a monorail station on the Osaka Monorail located in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan. It is the terminus of the line. The station is located near Osaka University Minoh Campus.-History:...


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