Habikino, Osaka
Habikino is a city located in Eastern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is particularly well known for its grape production, as well as the many ancient burial mounds that dot its landscape. The city was founded on January 15, 1959.
As of February 28, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 113,256 and a population density of 4,300 persons per km². The total area is 26.44 km².
Yu Darvish was born and grew up in this city.Private:
Rail
National toll roads
Minami-Hanna Expressway :
- Habikino Interchange
- Habikino-Higashi Interchange
National non-toll roads
- National Route 166
- National Route 170
Prefectural roads
- Osaka/Nara Prefectural Route 12: Sakai-Yamato-Takada Highway
- Osaka Prefectural Route 27: Kashiwara-Komagatani-Chihayaakasaka Highway
- Osaka Prefectural Route 31: Sakai-Habikino Highway
- Osaka Prefectural Route 32: Mihara-Taishi Highway
Historical Place
, a group of Kofun, includes some kofun in Habikino. They are recorded as World Heritage Sites.Notable People
- Makate Asai, writer
- Yu Darvish, baseball player
- Sayuri Uenishi, politician
Surrounding municipalities
- Osaka Prefecture
- *Mihara-ku, Sakai
- *Matsubara
- *Fujiidera
- *Kashiwara
- *Tondabayashi
- *Taishi
- Nara Prefecture
- *Kashiba