Fujiidera
Fujiidera (藤井寺市, Fujiidera-shi) is a city in the middle region of Osaka Prefecture in Japan.
Fujiidera
藤井寺市 | |
|---|---|
 Fujiidera city office | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
  Fujiidera Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 34°34′N 135°36′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
According 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
- 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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