Neyagawa, Osaka

Neyagawa 寝屋川市
Core city
Neyagawa City Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Neyagawa in Osaka Prefecture
Neyagawa Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°46′N 135°38′E / 34.767°N 135.633°E / 34.767; 135.633
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka
Government
• Mayor	Keisuke Hirose (広瀬 慶輔) (from May 2019)
Area
• Total	24.70 km2 (9.54 sq mi)
Population  (March 1, 2022)
• Total	228,802
• Density	9,300/km2 (24,000/sq mi)
Sakura

Neyagawa (寝屋川市, Neyagawa-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2022^[update], the city had an estimated population of 228,802 in 111,545 households and a population density of 9,300 persons per km².^[1] The total area of the city is 24.70 square kilometres (9.54 sq mi).

Geography

Neyagawa is located on the left bank of the Yodo River in the northeastern part of Osaka Prefecture, 15 km from the center of Osaka city and 35 km from the center of Kyoto city. It is 7.22 km north–south, 6.89 km east–west. The city's terrain can be broadly divided into eastern hills and western flatlands. The eastern hills are part of the Ikoma Mountains, about 50m above sea level, and the flat western part is mainly composed of alluvium and is 2 to 3m above sea level. The highest point is 109.6m around the Ishinohōden Kofun.

Neighboring municipalities

Osaka Prefecture

• Settsu
• Takatsuki
• Hirakata
• Katano
• Shijōnawate
• Kadoma
• Moriguchi

Climate

Neyagawa has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Neyagawa is 15.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.7 °C.^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[3] the population of Neyagawa increased extremely rapidly in the 1960s, leveled off until the 2000s and has slowly started to decrease.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1920	15,367	—
1930	18,576	+20.9%
1940	25,166	+35.5%
1950	34,492	+37.1%
1960	50,188	+45.5%
1970	206,961	+312.4%
1980	255,859	+23.6%
1990	256,524	+0.3%
2000	250,806	−2.2%
2010	238,244	−5.0%

History

The area of the modern city of Neyagawa was within ancient Kawachi Province. The village of Kukasho was established within Matta District with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1896, the area became part of Kitakawachi District, Osaka. Kukasho was elevated to town status on February 1, 1943. On April 1, 1943, it was merged with the villages of Tomorogi, Toyono and Neyagawa to form the city of Neyagawa.

Government

Neyagawa has a

.

Economy

Neyagawa is a regional commercial center with some high manufacturing.

Education

Universities and colleges

• Setsunan University
• Osaka Electro-Communication University

Primary and secondary education

Neyagawa has 24 public elementary schools and ten public middle schools operated by the city government and three public high schools operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. There is also one private elementary school and two private combined middle/high schools. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped and one technical school.^[4]

Transportation

Railway

• Neyagawa-Kōen

Keihan Electric Railway - Keihan Main Line

• Korien

Highway

• Second Keihan Highway: Neyagawa-kita IC - Neyagawa-minami IC
• National Route 1
• National Route 163
• National Route 170

Sister city relations

• Susami, Wakayama, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1976
• 
  Ohara
  town)
• Newport News, Virginia United States - Sister city agreement concluded in 1982
• Oakville, Ontario, Canada - Sister city agreement concluded in 1984^[5]
• 
  Huangpu District
  since June 2011.
• 
  South Yarra, Victoria
  , Australia
• Sale, Victoria, Australia
• 
  Traralgon, Victoria
  , Australia
• 
  Warragul, Victoria
  , Australia
• 
  Wilmette, Illinois
  , United States

Local attractions

• Ishinohōden Kofun, National Historic Site

Notable people from Neyagawa

• Gōeidō Gōtarō, sumo wrestler, ranked at ōzeki
• Masaki Okimoto, professional wrestler
• Nana Okada, Japanese idol, singer, member of J-pop girl group AKB48, former member of STU48
• baseball player, member of the 2013 World Series champion Boston Red Sox
• baseball player (Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes, Nippon Professional Baseball
  )
• duo PUFFY
• gravure idol
• Japanese football player (Yokohama FC, J1 League
  )
• character designer and illustrator
• Japanese comedy duo
• Japanese politician
• Japanese manga artist
• baseball player (Hanshin Tigers, Nippon Professional Baseball - Central League
  )
• Japanese comedian, screenwriter, and novelist
• Zainichi Korean
  actress and former singer
• footballer (Vonds Ichihara, Kantō Soccer League
  )
• baseball player
• badminton player
• sumo wrestler

References

External links

• Neyagawa City official website (in Japanese)