Kadoma (Osaka)

Kadoma City Hall
Kadoma-shi ; 門真市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kinki
Prefecture :	Osaka
Coordinates :	34 ° 44 ' N , 135 ° 35' E Coordinates: 34 ° 44 '21 " N , 135 ° 35' 13" E
Basic data
Surface:	12.28 km²
Residents :	119,692 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	9747 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	27223-0
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Camphor tree
Flower :	Rhododendron indicum
town hall
Address :	Kadoma City Hall ; 1 - 1 , Naka-chō; Kadoma -shi ; Ōsaka 571-8585
Website URL:	http://www.city.kadoma.osaka.jp
Location Kadomas in Osaka Prefecture

Kadoma ( Japanese 門真市 , -shi ) is a city in Osaka Prefecture in Japan .

geography

Kadoma is east of Osaka .

history

The city was founded on August 1, 1963.

economy

The electronics group Matsushita - known by the brand names Panasonic and Technics - is headquartered in Kadoma.

Also in Kadoma is the headquarters of the Kaiyodo group, which became famous for its toy brand Revoltech . Under this name he produces extremely flexible and easy to position toy figures. For a few years now there has also been an Amazon figure named Danbō , which is also enjoying huge sales in Europe and is particularly popular for macro photography and stop-motion films.

traffic

Kadoma is on the main line of the Keihan Electric Railway . Railway stations are Nishisanso, Kadoma-shi, Furukawabashi, Owada and Kayashima. The city has a connection to the northern suburbs of Osaka City through the Osaka Monorail (Kadoma-shi Station) . With the Kadomaminami Station on the Nagahori-Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line, Kadoma also has a connection to the Osaka Subway .

The Kinki Highway and National Road 163 run through Kadoma.

Town twinning

Kadoma has partnerships with the following cities:

Netherlands Eindhoven , Netherlands (since 1967)
Japan Kami , Japan (since 1975)
Brazil São José dos Campos , Brazil (since 1973)

sons and daughters of the town

Shidehara Kijūrō (1872–1951), 31st Prime Minister of Japan
Machi Tawara (* 1962), poet and translator
Hayato Araki (* 1996), football player

Neighboring cities and communities

Web links

Commons : Kadoma - collection of images, videos and audio files