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{{nihongo|'''Ibaraki'''|茨木市|Ibaraki-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] in [[Osaka Prefecture]], Japan. It is a suburban city of [[Osaka]] City and a part of the [[Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto|Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area]]. Ibaraki translates to "wild trees" or "thorny trees". The city was incorporated on 1 January 1948.
{{nihongo|'''Ibaraki'''|茨木市|Ibaraki-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] in [[Osaka Prefecture]], Japan. {{As of|2023|03|31}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 285,224 in 132,300 households and a [[population density]] of 3,700 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="Ibaraki-hp">{{cite web |url=https://www.city.ibaraki.osaka.jp|title= Ibaraki city official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja}}</ref> The total area of the city is {{convert|76.49|sqkm|sqmi}}. It is a suburban city of [[Osaka]] City and a part of the [[Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto|Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area]].


==Geography==
As of February 2017, the city has an estimated population of 280,562 and a population density of 3,580 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.city.ibaraki.osaka.jp/koho/english/index.html|title= Official website of Ibaraki city|publisher= Ibaraki City|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 10 April 2017}}</ref> The total area is 76.52&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.
Ibaraki is located in the Hokusetsu region of northern Osaka Prefecture on the northern bank of the [[Yodo River]], bordering Kameoka City in Kyoto Prefecture to the north. It is long and narrow in the north–south direction, and the northern part is mountainous. In the south, the Mishima Plain, which forms part of the Osaka Plain, contains the main urban area. In addition, the eastern edge of the Senri Hills spans the city limits.


===Neighboring municipalities===
==Transportation==
Kyoto Prefecture
*[[Kameoka, Kyoto|Kameoka]]
Osaka Prefecture
*[[Minoh, Osaka|Minoh]]
*[[Settsu, Osaka|Settsu]]
*[[Suita, Osaka|Suita]]
*[[Takatsuki, Osaka|Takatsuki]]
*[[Toyono, Osaka|Toyono]]


===Railways===
==Climate==
Ibaraki has a [[Humid subtropical climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ibaraki is 14.2&nbsp;°C. The average annual rainfall is 1475&nbsp;mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.2&nbsp;°C, and lowest in January, at around 2.8&nbsp;°C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/osaka-prefecture/ibaraki-4850/ Ibaraki climate data]</ref>
*[[West Japan Railway Company]]
**[[JR Kyoto Line]]: [[Ibaraki Station]]–[[JR-Sōjiji Station]]
*[[Hankyu Railway]]
**[[Hankyu Kyoto Line]]: [[Minami-Ibaraki Station]]–[[Ibaraki-shi Station]]–[[Sōjiji Station]]
*[[Osaka Monorail]]
**[[Osaka Monorail Main Line|Main Line]]: [[Unobe Station]]–[[Minami-Ibaraki Station]]–[[Sawaragi Station]]
**Saito Line [[Handai-byōin-mae Station]]–[[Toyokawa Station (Osaka)|Toyokawa Station]]–[[Saito-nishi Station]]


===Highways===
==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-osaka.php Ibaraki population statistics]</ref> the population of Ibaraki has risen steadily over the past century.
*{{jct|country=JPN|Exp|E1|dab1=M}}

*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|171}}
{{Historical populations
| 1960 | 71859
| 1970 | 163545
| 1980 | 234062
| 1990 | 254078
| 2000 | 260648
| 2010 | 274832
|align = none
| footnote =
}}

==History==
The area of the modern city of Ibaraki was within ancient [[Settsu Province]], and was the site of large settlements in the [[Yayoi period]] and was the location of large [[kofun|burial mound]]s in the [[Kofun period]], including the [[Ota Chausuyama Kofun]], which is designated by the [[Imperial Household Agency]] as the mausoleum of [[Emperor Keitai]]. In the first half of the [[Muromachi period]], [[Kusunoki Masashige]] built Ibaraki Castle, and the ''[[jōkamachi]]'' which was established around this castle became the core of the modern city. In the [[Sengoku period]], the area was ruled by the Christian ''[[daimyō]]'', [[Takayama Ukon]]. In the [[Edo Period]], it was directly controlled by [[Tokugawa shogunate]] due to its strategic importance on the [[Sanyōdō]] highway. The village of Ibaraki was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1896 the area became part of [[Mishima District, Osaka]]. Ibaraki was raised to town status on October 14, 1898 and to city status on January 1, 1948. On April 1, 2001 Ibaraki was designated a [[Special cities of Japan|Special city]] with increased local autonomy.

==Government==
Ibaraki has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] city council of 28 members. Ibaraki contributes three members to the [[Osaka Prefectural Assembly]]. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Osaka 9th district of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].

==Economy==
Ibaraki is a regional commercial center and distribution hub for northern Osaka. Due to its proximity to the Osaka metropolitan area, it is also a [[commuter town]]. The city also has a growing and very diverse industrial base.


==Education==
==Education==
===Colleges and universities===
Prefectural public senior high schools:
*[[Aino University]]
* {{Nihongo|[[Osaka Ibaraki High School]]|[[:ja:大阪府立茨木高等学校|茨木高等学校]]}}
*[[Baika Women's University]]
* {{Nihongo|[[Kasugaoka High School]]|[[:ja:大阪府立春日丘高等学校|春日丘高等学校]]}}
*[[Osaka Yukioka College of Health Science]]
* {{Nihongo|[[Osaka Ibaraki Nishi High School]]|[[:ja:大阪府立茨木西高等学校|茨木西高等学校]]}}
*Osaka Health Science University Ibaraki campus
*[[Otemon Gakuin University]]
*[[Ritsumeikan University]] - Osaka-Ibaraki campus

===Primary and secondary education===
Ibaraki has 32 public elementary schools and 14 public middle schools operated by the city government and six public high school operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. There are also three private combined middle/high schools and two private high schools. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.

* {{Nihongo|[[Hokusetsu Tsubasa High School]]|[[:ja:大阪府立北摂つばさ高等学校|北摂つばさ高等学校]]}}
* {{Nihongo|[[Hokusetsu Tsubasa High School]]|[[:ja:大阪府立北摂つばさ高等学校|北摂つばさ高等学校]]}}
* {{Nihongo|[[Ibaraki Engineering High School]]|[[:ja:大阪府立茨木工科高等学校|茨木工科高等学校]]}}
* {{Nihongo|[[Ibaraki Engineering High School]]|[[:ja:大阪府立茨木工科高等学校|茨木工科高等学校]]}}
* {{Nihongo|[[Kasugaoka High School]]|[[:ja:大阪府立春日丘高等学校|春日丘高等学校]]}}
* {{Nihongo|[[Osaka Ibaraki High School]]|[[:ja:大阪府立茨木高等学校|茨木高等学校]]}}
* {{Nihongo|[[Osaka Ibaraki Nishi High School]]|[[:ja:大阪府立茨木西高等学校|茨木西高等学校]]}}
* {{Nihongo|[[Osaka Prefectural Fukui Senior High School]]|[[:ja:大阪府立福井高等学校|福井高等学校]]}}
* {{Nihongo|[[Osaka Prefectural Fukui Senior High School]]|[[:ja:大阪府立福井高等学校|福井高等学校]]}}


Private junior and senior high schools:
Private junior and senior high schools:
* {{Nihongo|[[Otemon Junior & Senior High School]]|[[:ja:追手門学院中学校・高等学校|追手門学院中学校・高等学校]]}}
* {{Nihongo|[[Kansai Ohkura Junior and Senior High School]]|[[:ja:関西大倉中学校・高等学校|関西大倉中学校・高等学校]]}}
* {{Nihongo|[[Kansai Ohkura Junior and Senior High School]]|[[:ja:関西大倉中学校・高等学校|関西大倉中学校・高等学校]]}}
* {{Nihongo|[[Waseda Setsuryo Junior High School-High School]]|[[:ja:早稲田摂陵中学校・高等学校|早稲田摂陵中学校・高等学校]]}}
* [[Korea International School (Japan)|Korea International School]], a Korean international junior and senior high school, is in Ibaraki.
* [[Korea International School (Japan)|Korea International School]], a Korean international junior and senior high school, is in Ibaraki.
* {{Nihongo|[[Otemon Junior & Senior High School]]|[[:ja:追手門学院中学校・高等学校|追手門学院中学校・高等学校]]}}
* {{Nihongo|[[Waseda Setsuryo Junior High School-High School]]|[[:ja:早稲田摂陵中学校・高等学校|早稲田摂陵中学校・高等学校]]}}


Private senior high schools:
Private senior high schools:
* {{Nihongo|[[Koyodai High School]]|[[:ja:向陽台高等学校|向陽台高等学校]]}}
* {{Nihongo|[[Aino High School]]|[[:ja:藍野高等学校|藍野高等学校]]}}
* {{Nihongo|[[Aino High School]]|[[:ja:藍野高等学校|藍野高等学校]]}}
* {{Nihongo|[[Koyodai High School]]|[[:ja:向陽台高等学校|向陽台高等学校]]}}

==Transportation==
===Railway===
[[File:JR logo (west).svg|20px]] [[West Japan Railway Company|JR West]] – [[JR Kyōto Line]]
* {{STN|Ibaraki}} - {{STN|JR-Sōjiji }}
[[File:Hankyu Railway Logo.svg|22px]] [[Hankyu Railway]] [[Hankyu Kyoto Line]]
* {{STN|Minami-Ibaraki}} - {{STN|Ibaraki-shi}} - {{STN|Sōjiji }}
[[File:Osaka monorail logo.svg|22px]] [[Osaka Monorail]] - [[Osaka Monorail Main Line|Main Line]]
* {{STN|Unobe}} - {{STN|Minami-Ibaraki}} - {{STN| Sawaragi }}
[[File:Osaka monorail logo.svg|22px]] [[Osaka Monorail]] - [[Osaka Monorail Saito Line|Saito Line]]
* {{STN|Handai-byōin-mae}} - {{STN| Toyokawa|Osaka}} - {{STN|Saito-nishi }}

===Highway===
*{{jct|country=JPN|Exp|E1|dab1=M}}
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|171}}

== Sister cities ==
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Minneapolis]], Minnesota, United States, sister city agreement since 1980
*{{flagicon|PRC}} [[Anqing]], Anhui, China, friendship city agreement since 1985
*{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Shōdoshima, Kagawa|Shōdoshima]], [[Kagawa Prefecture|Kagawa]], Japan, sister city agreement since 1988 (with former [[Uchinomi, Kagawa|Uchinomi]] town)
*{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Taketa, Ōita|Taketa]], [[Ōita Prefecture|Ōita]], Japan, history cultural sister city agreement since 2013

==Local attractions==
*[[Church of the Light]]
*[[Abuyama Kofun]], National Historic Site
*[[Kōriyama-shuku Honjin]]


== Sister and friendship cities ==
* {{flagdeco|US}} [[Minneapolis]], Minnesota, United States – Sister city agreement concluded in 1980
* {{flagdeco|PRC}} [[Anqing]], Anhui, China – Friendship city agreement concluded in 1985
* {{flagdeco|Japan}} [[Shōdoshima, Kagawa|Shōdoshima]], [[Kagawa Prefecture|Kagawa]], Japan – Sister city agreement concluded in 1988 (with former [[Uchinomi, Kagawa|Uchinomi]] town)
* {{flagdeco|Japan}} [[Taketa, Ōita|Taketa]], [[Ōita Prefecture|Ōita]], Japan – History cultural sister city agreement concluded in 2013
==Notable people from Ibaraki, Osaka==
==Notable people from Ibaraki, Osaka==
* [[Ryota Hama]], Japanese [[professional wrestler]] and retired [[sumo wrestler]]
* [[Ryota Hama]], Japanese [[professional wrestler]] and retired [[sumo wrestler]]
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* [[Teruo Sugihara]], Japanese [[professional golfer]]
* [[Teruo Sugihara]], Japanese [[professional golfer]]
* [[Yuta Nakatsuka]], Japanese Dancer and actor ([[Generations from Exile Tribe]])
* [[Yuta Nakatsuka]], Japanese Dancer and actor ([[Generations from Exile Tribe]])
* [[Takuya Kurosawa]], Japanese racing driver
* [[Kazuhiro Tanaka]], Japanese drifting driver


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:47, 5 October 2024

For the prefecture, see Ibaraki Prefecture.

Ibaraki
茨木市
Special city
Ibaraki City Hall
Ibaraki City Hall
Flag of Ibaraki
Flag
Official seal of Ibaraki
Emblem
Map
Location of Ibaraki in Osaka Prefecture
Location of Ibaraki
Ibaraki is located in Japan
Ibaraki
Ibaraki
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°48′59″N 135°34′7″E / 34.81639°N 135.56861°E / 34.81639; 135.56861
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureOsaka
Government
 • MayorYoichi Fukuoka
Area
 • Total76.49 km2 (29.53 sq mi)
Population
 (31 March 2023)
 • Total280,562
 • Density3,700/km2 (9,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address3-8-13 Ekimae, Ibaraki-shi, Ōsaka-fu 567-8505
Websitewww.city.ibaraki.osaka.jp
Symbols
FlowerRose
TreeOak

Ibaraki (茨木市, Ibaraki-shi) is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2023, the city had an estimated population of 285,224 in 132,300 households and a population density of 3,700 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 76.49 square kilometres (29.53 sq mi). It is a suburban city of Osaka City and a part of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area.

Geography

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Ibaraki is located in the Hokusetsu region of northern Osaka Prefecture on the northern bank of the Yodo River, bordering Kameoka City in Kyoto Prefecture to the north. It is long and narrow in the north–south direction, and the northern part is mountainous. In the south, the Mishima Plain, which forms part of the Osaka Plain, contains the main urban area. In addition, the eastern edge of the Senri Hills spans the city limits.

Neighboring municipalities

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Kyoto Prefecture

Osaka Prefecture

Climate

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Ibaraki has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ibaraki is 14.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.8 °C.[2]

Demographics

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Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Ibaraki has risen steadily over the past century.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1960 71,859—    
1970 163,545+127.6%
1980 234,062+43.1%
1990 254,078+8.6%
2000 260,648+2.6%
2010 274,832+5.4%

History

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The area of the modern city of Ibaraki was within ancient Settsu Province, and was the site of large settlements in the Yayoi period and was the location of large burial mounds in the Kofun period, including the Ota Chausuyama Kofun, which is designated by the Imperial Household Agency as the mausoleum of Emperor Keitai. In the first half of the Muromachi period, Kusunoki Masashige built Ibaraki Castle, and the jōkamachi which was established around this castle became the core of the modern city. In the Sengoku period, the area was ruled by the Christian daimyō, Takayama Ukon. In the Edo Period, it was directly controlled by Tokugawa shogunate due to its strategic importance on the Sanyōdō highway. The village of Ibaraki was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1896 the area became part of Mishima District, Osaka. Ibaraki was raised to town status on October 14, 1898 and to city status on January 1, 1948. On April 1, 2001 Ibaraki was designated a Special city with increased local autonomy.

Government

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Ibaraki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 28 members. Ibaraki contributes three members to the Osaka Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Osaka 9th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

[edit]

Ibaraki is a regional commercial center and distribution hub for northern Osaka. Due to its proximity to the Osaka metropolitan area, it is also a commuter town. The city also has a growing and very diverse industrial base.

Education

[edit]

Colleges and universities

[edit]

Primary and secondary education

[edit]

Ibaraki has 32 public elementary schools and 14 public middle schools operated by the city government and six public high school operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. There are also three private combined middle/high schools and two private high schools. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.

Private junior and senior high schools:

Private senior high schools:

Transportation

[edit]

Railway

[edit]

JR West – JR Kyōto Line

Hankyu Railway Hankyu Kyoto Line

Osaka Monorail - Main Line

Osaka Monorail - Saito Line

Highway

[edit]

Sister cities

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  • United States Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, sister city agreement since 1980
  • China Anqing, Anhui, China, friendship city agreement since 1985
  • Japan Shōdoshima, Kagawa, Japan, sister city agreement since 1988 (with former Uchinomi town)
  • Japan Taketa, Ōita, Japan, history cultural sister city agreement since 2013

Local attractions

[edit]

Notable people from Ibaraki, Osaka

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "Ibaraki city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ Ibaraki climate data
  3. ^ Ibaraki population statistics
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Media related to Ibaraki, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons

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