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Hirakata, Osaka

Administration
Full name枚方市 · Hirakata
Official name枚方市 · Hirakata
JapaneseName枚方
Settlement typeSpecial city
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureOsaka
Government
MayorHiroshi Nakatsuka
Geography
Total Area25.1 sq mi (65.08 km2)
Demography
Total Population407465 (August 1, 2011)
Density (pop.)6260/km2 (16213.4/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneJapan Standard Time (UTC+9)

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|} is a city located in north-eastern Osaka, Japan, near the prefectural borders of Nara and Kyoto. It is renowned for its chrysanthemum doll exhibition, as well as Hirakata Park - an amusement park featuring five roller coasters.

The city was founded on August 1, 1947. On April 1, 2001, Hirakata was designated as a special city of Japan.

The total area of the city is 65.07 km2. As of January 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 411,777, and a population density of 6,327.24 persons per km2.

Hirakata Park is famous for being the first amusement park that opened in the Kansai region in 1910.

Hirakata Video

I am currently a student at Kansai Gaidai University, and during the fall semester I lived with a Japanese host family in Hirakata city, Osaka, Japan. If you're interested in studying abroad, I highly recommend trying out the home stay experience. Sorry this video is so late, I'm busy traveling right now. Next video will be up in a few days (less than a week). Promise! Wanna learn more about studying abroad at Kansai Gaidai University or Japan? Check my blog! www.brotherannie.kansai-gaidai.com
7.30 min. | 4.90 user rating
The Japanese love their vending machines. These are just some of the ones around Hirakata, Osaka, where I go to school at Kansai Gaidai University. The most common kinds in Japan that I've seen thus far usually sell drinks, food, cigarettes or alcohol/beer/booze. Crazy. Some drinks for winners featured in this video include: CC Lemon, Ichigo au Lait by Meiji, and BOSS coffee by Suntory.
9.92 min. | 4.81 user rating
Izakaya. One of the many places to enjoy a beer or five. Japanese alcohol culture is very strong--they love their booze. This place is called The Seven Lucky Gods, and right near the East gate at Kansai Gaidai, in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. KAMPAI.
6.58 min. | 4.88 user rating
Because a general video on Japanese food would be a little too broad to do, I thought I'd do a video on restaurants of Japan, in the area around Kansai Gaidai University, Hirakata City, and Osaka. This video covers a variety of popular meals--udon, curry and rice, tonkatsu, yakiniku, and of course, ramen. If you'd like to see more food videos, let me know, and I'll see if I can pump out more. I will eat food in front of a camera everyday of the week for you guys. Wanna learn more about studying abroad as an exchange student in Japan or Kansai Gaidai? Check out my blog: www.brotherannie.kansai-gaidai.com
7.43 min. | 4.95 user rating
Hi everyone! As most of you know, I was in Japan for another trip at the start of this year. This time around I tried to vlog more to show you guys what it's like over there. Unfortunately in this video I was really shy (vlogging for the first time) so not much footage haha.. but I promise that the videos will get better! I managed to vlog (properly haha) a lot more afterwards but didn't want this footage to go to waste. I have many vlogs coming up with tours around my favourite shopping places in Japan and just random videos of what I got up to! Please subscribe if you would like to see more! Do you guys want me to do voiceovers in English or Japanese (or both) for the next video? Let me know in the comments below! Visit Janelle's Blog! janellejae.blogspot.com My friend's Youtube Channel with Japan vlogs www.youtube.com Day 1: Going to Japan: kimdao90.blogspot.com Day 2: Tennoji & Hirakata kimdao90.blogspot.com Day 3: Shinsaibashi kimdao90.blogspot.com Music is by kpopinstru: soundcloud.com/kpopinstru Yumekui: soundcloud.com Neko ni Fuusen: soundcloud.com Contact me ----- â Blogspot: www.kimdaoblog.com Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: www.twitter.com Tumblr: kimdao.tumblr.com Mixi mixi.jp
6.15 min. | 4.92 user rating
This isn't a usual video, just an update after my friends Jace, Paul and I traveled all around Japan over the winter break. We're back in Kansai Gaidai University again for the spring semester, and its nice to finally settle down. Oh how I missed Osaka and Hirakata! Anyways, sorry this video is hella boring, new video should be up in a few days!
6.87 min. | 5.0 user rating
Memorial Log - Conclusion of the Super Nova was being held at Hirakata Park located in Hirakata, Osaka. This is the 6th Memorial Log exhibit and will be available to view March 3rd - July 8th, 2012. If you're interested, the memorial log experience appears to relocate and add new themes as the series progresses. So look out for the next one if you can't make it before July!
4.28 min. | 5.0 user rating
Kansai Gaidai International Festival 2009. aka INFES. Sorry if I ramble in this one, I'm trying out not chopping up my narration into tons of little clips. Any good? No? Also, if you can get the chance, try tempura fried ice cream! It is teh delish. Wanna learn more about studying abroad at Kansai Gaidai University or Japan? Check my blog! www.brotherannie.kansai-gaidai.com Also, if you're interested in checking out my school, check out the link to their home page (in English): www.kansaigaidai.ac.jp It's located in Hirakata City, Osaka.
7.03 min. | 5.0 user rating
Slideshow of my time abroad at Kansai Gaidai, Katahoko Campus 1993-1994. Hirakata, Osaka JAPAN. é¢è¥¿å¤å¤§çé¾.. 大éª, ææ¹JAPAN.
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Japanese dancing boys at Kansai Gaidai University, Hirakata (Osaka), Japan. This is what I got to watch everyday around lunchtime. The people at my school really liked to dance in public--I'm pretty sure these people were in a dance troop, we had a lot of those--but it was still awesome to watch. Sometimes they would dance right in front of a window, not caring who was staring out it. Most of the times there was no music.
0.55 min. | 5.0 user rating

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WQOW TV News 18--Five UW-Eau Claire students currently are studying at Kansai Gaidai University in -Hirakata-, Japan, through a UW-Eau Claire study abroad program, Markgraf said. One UW-Eau Claire student is studying in Nagasaki, Japan, as part of a yearl - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:21:51 GMT+00:00
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JazzTimes Magazine--By Tomoji -Hirakata- By Tomoji -Hirakata- “I feel that in order to really appreciate the richness of the tradition of the music as a whole or the instrumental tradition of an instrument like the trumpet, you can't say it all by - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 02:38:03 GMT+00:00
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