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{{Infobox settlement
'''Taishi''' (太子町; -cho) is a [[towns of Japan|town]] located in [[Minamikawachi District, Osaka|Minamikawachi District]], [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]], [[Japan]].
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| native_name = {{nobold|太子町}}
| native_name_lang = ja
| settlement_type = [[Towns of Japan|Town]]
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| image_caption = Taishi Town Office
| image_flag = Flag of Taishi Osaka.svg
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| map_caption = Location of Taishi in Osaka Prefecture
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Japan
| subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions of Japan|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kansai region|Kansai]]<br>[[Kinki region|Kinki]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Japan|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Minamikawachi District, Osaka|Minamikawachi]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Yuji Tanaka
| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
| leader_name1 =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 14.17
| population_total = 12,755
| population_as_of = March 1, 2022
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = [[Japan Standard Time|JST]]
| utc_offset1 = +09:00
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code =
| blank_name_sec1 = City hall address
| blank_info_sec1 = 88 Yamada, Taishi-cho, Minamikawachi-gun, Osaka-fu 583-8580
| website = {{Official|1=http://www.town.taishi.osaka.jp/}}
| module = {{Infobox place symbols| embedded=yes
| tree = [[Cinnamomum camphora]]
| flower = [[Rhododendron indicum]]
| bird =
| butterfly =
| fish =
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[[file:Eifukuji02s3200.jpg|right|thumb|260px|Eifuku-ji Kondo]]
[[file:Shinaga-jinja honden.jpg|right|thumb|260px|Shinaga Jinja]]
[[file:Yomei tenno-ryo3200.jpg|right|thumb|260px|Grave of Emperor Yōmei]]
{{nihongo|'''Taishi'''|太子町|Taishi-chō}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Minamikawachi District, Osaka|Minamikawachi District]], [[Osaka Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2021|04|01}}, the town had an estimated [[population]] of 13,172 in 5572 households and a [[population density]] of 930 persons per km².<ref name="Taishi-hp">{{cite web |url=https://www.town.taishi.osaka.jp/taishi_info/taishicyo_profile/1432185103801.html|title= Taishi town official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja}}</ref> The total area of the town is {{convert|14.17|sqkm|sqmi}}.


==Geography==
As of [[2003]], the town has an estimated [[population]] of 14,526 and a [[population density|density]] of 1,025.12 persons per [[square kilometer|km²]]. The total area is 14.17 km².
Taishi is located in the southeastern part of Osaka Prefecture on the west side of [[Kongō Range]] and [[Mount Yamato Katsuragi|Katsuragi Mountains]] which separate Osaka from [[Nara Prefecture]]. The town is dominated by the peaks of [[Mount Nijō]] to the east.


=== Neighboring municipalities ===
[[Ono no Imoko]], a politician of [[Yamato Period]], was buried here.
Nara Prefecture
* [[Kashiba, Nara|Kashiba]]
* [[Katsuragi, Nara|Katsuragi]]
Osaka Prefecture
* [[Habikino, Osaka|Habikino]]
* [[Kanan, Osaka|Kanan]]
* [[Tondabayashi, Osaka|Tondabayashi]]

==Climate==
Taishi has a [[Humid subtropical climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Taishi is 14.2&nbsp;°C. The average annual rainfall is 1636&nbsp;mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.3&nbsp;°C, and lowest in January, at around 2.7&nbsp;°C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/osaka-prefecture/taishi-47234/ Taishi climate data]</ref>

==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-osaka.php Taishi population statistics]</ref> the population of Taishi has increased steadily since the 1970s.

{{Historical populations
| 1920 | 4110
| 1930 | 4401
| 1940 | 4718
| 1950 | 6083
| 1960 | 5970
| 1970 | 6374
| 1980 | 8741
| 1990 | 10802
| 2000 | 14190
| 2010 | 14215
|align = none
| footnote =
}}

==History==
The area of the modern town of Taishi was within ancient [[Kawachi Province]]. The area has been inhabited since the [[Japanese Paleolithic]], due to the abundance of raw materials for [[stone tool]]s from Mount Nijō. During the [[Asuka period]], the Takeuchi Kaido, one of Japan's first "official roads", which connected the port of Sakai with [[Yamato Province]] was constructed. It was used by [[Ono no Imoko]] and others during the [[Japanese missions to Sui China]]. Around this time, Yamato's [[Asuka, Nara|Asuka]] was called "Far Asuka", while the area around Taishi Town was called "Nearby Asuka". The town has many imperial tombs, including that of [[Emperor Bidatsu]], [[Emperor Yōmei]], [[Empress Suiko]], and [[Prince Shotoku]].

The villages of Isonaga and Yamada were established within Ishikawa District with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1896 the area became part of [[Minamikawachi District, Osaka]]. The two villages merged on September 30, 1956 to form the town of Taishi, which was named after Prince Shotoku.

==Government==
Taishi has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] city council of 11 members. Taishi collectively with the cities of Tondabayashi and Ōsakasayama, and other municipalities of Minamikawachi District contributes two members to the [[Osaka Prefectural Assembly]]. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Osaka 15th district of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].

==Economy==
Taishi was traditionally dependent on agriculture and forestry.

==Education==
Taishi has two public elementary schools and one public middle schools operated by the town government. The town does not have and a public high school; however, there is one private high school.

== Transportation ==
=== Railway ===
Although the [[Kintetsu Railway]] [[Minami Osaka Line]] passes through the town, there is no passenger railway service. The nearest train station is [[Kaminotaishi Station]] in neighboring Habikino or [[Kishi Station (Osaka)|Kishi Station]] in Tondabayashi.

=== Highways ===
* [[File:JP Expressway E91.svg|30px|link=|alt=]] [[Minami-Hanna Road]]
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|166}}

== Local attractions ==
*[[Eifuku-ji]], Buddhist temple associated with Prince Shotoku
*[[Futagozuka Kofun (Osaka)|Futagozuka Kofun]], a National Historic Site
*[[Iwaya (Taishi)|Iwaya]], a National Historic Site
*Grave of [[Emperor Bidatsu]]
*Grave of [[Emperor Yōmei]]
*Grave of [[Empress Suiko]]
*Grave of [[Prince Shotoku]]
*[[Rokutan-ji temple ruins]], a National Historic Site
*Shinaga Jinja, with grave of [[Ono no Imoko]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.town.taishi.osaka.jp/ Taishi official website] {{in lang|ja}}

{{Authority control}}
{{Osaka}}


[[Category:Towns in Osaka Prefecture]]
[[Category:Towns in Osaka Prefecture]]
[[Category:Taishi, Osaka]]
{{Osaka-geo-stub}}
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Latest revision as of 00:11, 5 October 2024

Taishi
太子町
Town
Taishi Town Office
Taishi Town Office
Flag of Taishi
Flag
Official seal of Taishi
Seal
Location of Taishi in Osaka Prefecture
Location of Taishi in Osaka Prefecture
Taishi is located in Japan
Taishi
Taishi
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°31′N 135°39′E / 34.517°N 135.650°E / 34.517; 135.650
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
Kinki
PrefectureOsaka
DistrictMinamikawachi
Government
 • MayorYuji Tanaka
Area
 • Total
14.17 km2 (5.47 sq mi)
Population
 (March 1, 2022)
 • Total
12,755
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address88 Yamada, Taishi-cho, Minamikawachi-gun, Osaka-fu 583-8580
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FlowerRhododendron indicum
TreeCinnamomum camphora
Eifuku-ji Kondo
Shinaga Jinja
Grave of Emperor Yōmei

Taishi (太子町, Taishi-chō) is a town located in Minamikawachi District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2021, the town had an estimated population of 13,172 in 5572 households and a population density of 930 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is 14.17 square kilometres (5.47 sq mi).

Geography

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Taishi is located in the southeastern part of Osaka Prefecture on the west side of Kongō Range and Katsuragi Mountains which separate Osaka from Nara Prefecture. The town is dominated by the peaks of Mount Nijō to the east.

Neighboring municipalities

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Nara Prefecture

Osaka Prefecture

Climate

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Taishi has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Taishi is 14.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1636 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.7 °C.[2]

Demographics

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Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Taishi has increased steadily since the 1970s.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 4,110—    
1930 4,401+7.1%
1940 4,718+7.2%
1950 6,083+28.9%
1960 5,970−1.9%
1970 6,374+6.8%
1980 8,741+37.1%
1990 10,802+23.6%
2000 14,190+31.4%
2010 14,215+0.2%

History

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The area of the modern town of Taishi was within ancient Kawachi Province. The area has been inhabited since the Japanese Paleolithic, due to the abundance of raw materials for stone tools from Mount Nijō. During the Asuka period, the Takeuchi Kaido, one of Japan's first "official roads", which connected the port of Sakai with Yamato Province was constructed. It was used by Ono no Imoko and others during the Japanese missions to Sui China. Around this time, Yamato's Asuka was called "Far Asuka", while the area around Taishi Town was called "Nearby Asuka". The town has many imperial tombs, including that of Emperor Bidatsu, Emperor Yōmei, Empress Suiko, and Prince Shotoku.

The villages of Isonaga and Yamada were established within Ishikawa District with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1896 the area became part of Minamikawachi District, Osaka. The two villages merged on September 30, 1956 to form the town of Taishi, which was named after Prince Shotoku.

Government

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Taishi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 11 members. Taishi collectively with the cities of Tondabayashi and Ōsakasayama, and other municipalities of Minamikawachi District contributes two members to the Osaka Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Osaka 15th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

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Taishi was traditionally dependent on agriculture and forestry.

Education

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Taishi has two public elementary schools and one public middle schools operated by the town government. The town does not have and a public high school; however, there is one private high school.

Transportation

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Railway

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Although the Kintetsu Railway Minami Osaka Line passes through the town, there is no passenger railway service. The nearest train station is Kaminotaishi Station in neighboring Habikino or Kishi Station in Tondabayashi.

Highways

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Local attractions

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References

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  1. ^ "Taishi town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ Taishi climate data
  3. ^ Taishi population statistics
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