Ikeda, Osaka

Ikeda (Japanese池田 市, -shi ) is a city in the prefecture of Osaka in Japan.

Geography

Ikeda is located north of Osaka and east of Amagasaki.

History

Ikeda was founded on 29 April 1939.

Traffic

  • Street: Chugoku highway
  • National roads 171, 173, 176, 477
  • Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line
  • Hankyu Minoo Line

Twinning

  • Australia Launceston ( Tasmania ), sister city since 1965
  • People's Republic of China Suzhou (Jiangsu), sister city since 1981

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Kamon Iizumi (* 1960), politician
  • Daido Moriyama ( b. 1938 ), photographer
  • Masayuki Naoshima (* 1945), politician

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Osaka Prefecture Toyonaka
  • Minoo
  • Kawanishi
  • Itami
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