Moriguchi, Osaka

Moriguchi 守口市
City
Flag of Moriguchi Flag
Location of Moriguchi in Osaka Prefecture Location of Moriguchi in Osaka Prefecture
Moriguchi Location in Japan
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Katsuki Nishibata (since August 2011)
Area
• Total	12.73 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Population (June 1, 2012)
• Total	145,452
• Density	11,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Camphor Laurel
• Flower	Rhododendron indicum
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Hall Address	2-2-5 Keihan-hondōri, Moriguchi-shi, Ōsaka-fu 570-8666
Website	www.city.moriguchi.osaka.jp

Moriguchi (守口市, Moriguchi-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan which serves as a satellite town to Osaka. The city was founded on November 1, 1946.

As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 146,524 and a population density of 11,510 persons per km². The total area is 12.73 km².

Moriguchi has the head offices of Panasonic and its subsidiary Sanyo.

Transportation

Railways

• Keihan Electric Railway
  • Keihan Main Line Takii Station - Doi Station - Moriguchishi Station
• Osaka Municipal Subway
  • Tanimachi Line Moriguchi Station - Dainichi Station
• Osaka Monorail
  • Main Line Dainichi Station

Roads

File:Moriguchi Station2.jpg

Keihan Moriguchi Station and Keihan department store

• Kinki Expressway
• Hanshin Expressway
• Route 1
• Route 163

In popular culture

• J-pop singer Ayaka was born in Moriguchi.

Sister and Friendship cities

• Toyo, Kochi, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1981
• Takashima, Shiga, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1981 (with former Adogawa town)
• Katsuragi, Wakayama, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 2005 (with former Hanazono town)
• New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada - Sister city agreement concluded in 1963
• Zhongshan, Guangdong, China - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1988

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Moriguchi City official website (Japanese)