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Matsubara City
Osaka Prefecture · City
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Matsubara City borders Osaka City and Sakai City and is called the "navel of Osaka" because it is near the center of the prefecture. It has been a transport hub since ancient times, crossed by the Naniwa Odo, Takenouchi Kaido and Nagao Kaido roads, and it is still a "city of roads" where 5 expressways meet at Matsubara Junction. Nunose Shrine and Shibagaki Shrine stand here.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Osaka Prefecture
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