Moriguchi, Osaka
Moriguchi is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan which serves as a satellite city to Osaka. The city was founded on November 1, 1946.
As of March 2017, the city has an estimated population of 143,877 and a population density of 11,000 persons per km². The total area is 12.73 km².
Moriguchi has the head offices of Panasonic and its subsidiary Sanyo.Railways
- Keihan Electric Railway
- *Keihan Main Line Takii Station - Doi Station - Moriguchishi Station
- Osaka Metro
- *Tanimachi Line Moriguchi Station - Dainichi Station
- Osaka Monorail
- *Main Line Dainichi Station
Roads
- Kinki Expressway
- Hanshin Expressway
- Route 1
- Route 163
- J-pop singer Ayaka was born in Moriguchi.
Sister and Friendship cities
- Tōyō, Kōchi, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1981
- Takashima, Shiga, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1981
- Katsuragi, Wakayama, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 2005
- New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada - Sister city agreement concluded in 1963
- Zhongshan, Guangdong, China - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1988
