Fujiidera, Osaka
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| Fujiidera 藤井寺市 |
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| Coordinates: 34°34′N 135°36′E / 34.567°N 135.6°ECoordinates: 34°34′N 135°36′E / 34.567°N 135.6°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Osaka |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kazuhiko Iseki |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.89 km2 (3.43 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2012) | |
| • Total | 66,756 |
| • Density | 7,390/km2 (19,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| City symbols | |
| - Tree | Ume |
| - Flower | Chrysanthemum |
| Phone number | 072-939-1111 |
| Address | 1-1-1 Ichioka, Fujiidera-shi, Ōsaka-fu 583-8583 |
| Website | Fujiidera City |
Fujiidera (藤井寺市 Fujiidera-shi) is a city in central Osaka Prefecture in Japan.
The municipality calls itself "Fujidera City" in English.[1]
History [change]
According to the Imperial Household Agency, Emperor Ingyō is buried in an earthen tumulus (kofun) at Fujiidera.[2] Ingyō is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at this site.[3]
The modern city was established in 1966.[1]
References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fujidera City, 藤井寺市の歴史 ("History of the city Fujiidera"); retrieved 2012-4-1.
- ↑ Gowland, William. "The Burial Mounds and Dolmens of the Early Emperors of Japan," The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 37, Jan.-Jun., 1907, pp. 10-46; retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ↑ Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 允恭天皇 (19); retrieved 2012-4-1.
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