Fujiidera
city in Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan
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Fujiidera (藤井寺市, Fujiidera-shi) is a city in the middle region of Osaka Prefecture in Japan.
Fujiidera
藤井寺市 | |
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![]() Fujiidera city office | |
Coordinates: 34°34′N 135°36′E / 34.567°N 135.600°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kansai |
Prefecture | Osaka Prefecture |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kazuhiko Iseki |
Area | |
• Total | 8.89 km2 (3.43 sq mi) |
Population (October 1, 2016) | |
• Total | 65,075 |
• Density | 7,300/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
Symbols | |
• Tree | Ume |
• Flower | Chrysanthemum |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
City hall address | 1-1-1 Ichioka, Fujiidera-shi, Ōsaka-fu 583-8583 |
Website | www |
The municipality calls itself "Fujidera City" in English.[1]
History
changeAccording to the Imperial Household Agency, Emperor Chūai and Emperor Ingyō are buried in an earthen tumulus (kofun) at Fujiidera.[2] Chūai and Ingyō are venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at this site.[3]
The present 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") Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine; 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.
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Fujiidera, Osaka.
- Fujideara website (in Japanese) Archived 2007-04-16 at the Wayback Machine