Ibaraki, Osaka

Ibaraki 茨木市
Special city
Flag Symbol
Location of Ibaraki in Osaka Prefecture
Ibaraki Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°48′59″N 135°34′7″E / 34.81639°N 135.56861°E / 34.81639; 135.56861Coordinates: 34°48′59″N 135°34′7″E / 34.81639°N 135.56861°E / 34.81639; 135.56861
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Sen'ichi Nomura
Area
• Total	76.52 km2 (29.54 sq mi)
Population (February 28, 2017)
• Total	280,562
• Density	3,700/km2 (9,500/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Oak
• Flower	Rose
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address	3-8-13 Ekimae, Ibaraki-shi, Ōsaka-fu 567-8505
Website	www.city.ibaraki.osaka.jp

Ibaraki (茨木市, Ibaraki-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is a suburban city of Osaka City and a part of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area. Literally Ibaraki in English means Wild Trees or Thorny trees. The city was founded on January 1, 1948.

As of February 2017, the city has an estimated population of 280,562 and a population density of 3,580 persons per km².^[1] The total area is 76.52 km².

Buddhist temple in Ibaraki

Transportation

Railways

• West Japan Railway Company
  • JR Kyoto Line: Ibaraki Station
• Hankyu Railway
  • Hankyu Kyoto Line: Minami-Ibaraki Station - Ibaraki-shi Station - Sojiji Station
• Osaka Monorail
  • Main Line: Unobe Station - Minami-Ibaraki Station - Sawaragi Station
  • Saito Line Handai-byoin-mae Station - Toyokawa Station - Saito-Nishi Station

Roads

• Meishin Expressway
• Route 171

Education

Prefectural public senior high schools:

• Osaka Ibaraki High School (茨木高等学校)
• Kasugaoka High School (春日丘高等学校)
• Osaka Ibaraki Nishi High School (茨木西高等学校)
• Hokusetsu Tsubasa High School (北摂つばさ高等学校)
• Ibaraki Engineering High School (茨木工科高等学校)
• Osaka Prefectural Fukui Senior High School (福井高等学校)

Private junior and senior high schools:

• Otemon Junior & Senior High School (追手門学院中学校・高等学校)
• Kansai Ohkura Junior and Senior High School (関西大倉中学校・高等学校)
• Waseda Setsuryo Junior High School-High School (早稲田摂陵中学校・高等学校)
• Korea International School, a Korean international junior and senior high school, is in Ibaraki.

Private senior high schools:

• Koyodai High School (向陽台高等学校)
• Aino High School (藍野高等学校)

Sister and friendship cities

• Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States - Sister city agreement concluded in 1980
• Anqing, Anhui, China - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1985
• Shodoshima, Kagawa, Japan - Sister city agreement concluded in 1988 (with former Uchinomi town)

References

External links

Media related to Ibaraki, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons

• Ibaraki city official website (in Japanese)