Moriguchi,

Moriguchi, Osaka

Moriguchi
守口市

Moriguchi's location in Osaka, Japan.

Moriguchi's location in Japan.

Location

Country Japan

Region Kansai

Prefecture Osaka

Physical characteristics

Area 12.73 km² (4.92 sq mi)

Population (as of September 2006)

Total 148,154

Density 11,638 /km² (30,142 /sq mi)

Location 34°44′N 135°34′E / 34.733, 135.567Coordinates: 34°44′N 135°34′E / 34.733, 135.567

Symbols

Tree Camphor Laurel

Flower Rhododendron indicum

Flag

Moriguchi Government Office

Address 2-2-5 Keihan-hondōri, Moriguchi-shi, Ōsaka-fu
570-8666

Phone number 6-6992-1221

Official website: Moriguchi City

Moriguchi (守口市, Moriguchi-shi^?) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan which serves as a satellite town to Osaka.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 148,998 and the density of 11,704.48 persons per km². The total area is 12.73 km².

The city was founded on November 1, 1946.

Moriguchi has the head offices of Sanyo and Matsushita whose mailing address remains in Kadoma, but the headquarters building is located in Moriguchi.

1 Transportation
- 1.1 Railways
- 1.2 Roads
2 In popular culture
3 Sister and Friendship cities
4 External links

Transportation

Railways

Roads

Keihan Moriguchi Station and Keihan department store

Kinki Expressway
Hanshin Expressway
Route 1
Route 163

In popular culture

The popular visual novel and anime franchise Kanon was set in a city based on Moriguchi.

Sister and Friendship cities

Toyo, Kochi, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1981
Takashima, Shiga, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1981 (with former Adogawa town)
Katsuragi, Wakayama, Japan - Friendship city agreement concluded in 2005 (with former Hanazono town)
New Westminster,British Columbia, Canada - Sister city agreement concluded in 1963
Zhongshan, Guangdong, China - Friendship city agreement concluded in 1988