Moriguchi, Osaka

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**Moriguchi**
**守口市**
Moriguchi's location in Osaka, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka
Physical characteristics
Area	12.73 km² (4.92 sq mi)
Population (as of September 2006)
Total	148,154
Density	11,638 /km² (30,142 /sq mi)
Location	34°44′N, 135°34′E
Symbols
Tree	Camphor Laurel
Flower	Rhododendron indicum
Flag
Moriguchi Government Office
Address	〒570-8666 2-2-5 Keihan-hondōri, Moriguchi-shi, Ōsaka-fu
Phone number	6-6992-1221
Official website: Moriguchi City

Moriguchi (守口市, Moriguchi-shi^?) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan which serves as a satellite town to Osaka.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 148,998 and the density of 11,704.48 persons per km². The total area is 12.73 km².

The city was founded on November 1, 1946.

Moriguchi has the head offices of Sanyo and Matsushita whose mailing address remains in Kadoma, but the headquarters building is located in Moriguchi.

1 Transportation
- 1.1 Railways
- 1.2 Roads
2 In popular culture
3 Sister and Friendship cities
4 External links

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Railways

[edit] Roads

Keihan Moriguchi Station and Keihan department store

Kinki Expressway
Hanshin Expressway
Route 1
Route 163

[edit] In popular culture

The popular visual novel and anime franchise Kanon was set in a city based on Moriguchi.

[edit] Sister and Friendship cities

Toyo, Kochi, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1981
Takashima, Shiga, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1981 (with former Adogawa town)
Katsuragi, Wakayama, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 2005 (with former Hanazono town)
New Westminster,British Columbia, Canada - Sister city agreement concluded in 1963
Zhongshan, Guangdong, China - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1988