Fujiidera City

A forked sled lay in a tomb's moat.

Small shura, Mitsuzuka Kofun

Photo by Saigen Jiro (Public domain)

01 ／ Epitaph

The epitaph carries words wishinghis soul to return to his homeland.

This is the epitaph of Ino Manari, a student who went to Tang China with a Japanese mission in 717, aged 19. It was discovered in Xian, China. His original surname is thought to be Fujii or Inoue, both immigrant clans said to have been based near Fujiidera. His homeland is not settled, but the city says a leading candidate lies within it. The photo shows a replica.

Went to Tang China in 717, aged 19
Original surname: Fujii or Inoue (two leading views)
Replica on display at AICEL-Shura Hall

02 ／ Archaeological site

At the Koh Site's temple ruins, a pagoda'sfoundation stone is thought to be in place.

A National Historic Site where settlements and burial grounds from the Paleolithic to the Yayoi period have been found. The temple is thought to have been founded by the mid-7th century, and the pagoda platform measures 12 m on each side. A Jomon-period ear ornament excavated here is the basis of the city emblem.

Temple thought founded by the mid-7th century
Pagoda platform 12 m on each side
National Historic Site, 1974

03 ／ Kofun

Digging out stone for a monument,villagers uncovered a huge stone coffin.

In the late Meiji era, stone was being dug from the top of the rear mound in Tsudo village for a monument, and a huge stone coffin appeared. The Imperial Household Agency has designated the top of the rear mound as the Fujiidera Ryobo Sankochi, a tomb reference site. A replica of the coffin stands on the grounds, and the waterfowl-shaped haniwa, an Important Cultural Property, are shown at another facility.

Mound length 210 m (city)
Keyhole-shaped mound of the latter half of the 4th century
Coffin replica on display

Living here

12 minutes from Osaka Abenobashi by semi-express.

about 60,000 people
30 min to a city centre

Fujiidera Station on the Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line is 12 minutes from Osaka Abenobashi on a semi-express (13 minutes on most daytime trains). Express and limited express trains pass through without stopping. City Hall is about a 6-minute walk from the station.

People living here: 63,688people
Area: 8.89km²
Households: 27,814households
Rent (average for rentals): 56,402yen
Healthcare: 4 hospitals ／ 70 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —12 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

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Where you can go from here.

Fujiidera City in Japan34.574°N 135.597°E

to OsakaKintetsu Minami-Osaka Line semi-express12min

Travel times follow 近畿日本鉄道『駅の時刻表』（eki.kintetsu.co.jp。ページに「2026年3月14日現在」）。南大阪線の大阪阿部野橋駅（slCode=349-0・古市・河内長野・橿原神宮前・吉野方面）と藤井寺駅（slCode=349-12・大阪阿部野橋方面）の発車時刻表を、平日ダイヤ（dw=0）・土休日ダイヤ（dw=1）の両方について全列車開き、特急・急行・区間急行・準急は停車駅発着時刻表（T7）を1本ずつ開いて、大阪阿部野橋『発』→藤井寺『着』と藤井寺『発』→大阪阿部野橋『着』を数えた。 (checked 2026-10-14). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 4 municipalities.

Territory of Fujiidera City

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (N03)

North to south

4.0km

羽曳野市, 柏原市, 八尾市, 松原市

Fujiidera City isthis kind of town.

01Ko-shura is a sled from the bottom of the moat of Mitsuzuka Kofun, made from the fork of a kunugi oak, and an Important Cultural Property. The city says it is on permanent display on the first floor of the city library, while the actual large shura is kept at the Chikatsu Asuka Museum in Kanan
02A replica of the epitaph of the Tang-bound student Ino Manari is at AICEL-Shura Hall. The Koh Site is a National Historic Site, and Tsudo-Shiroyama Kofun is a keyhole-shaped mound of the latter half of the 4th century whose rear mound top is the Fujiidera Ryobo Sankochi
03The city name comes from Fujiidera Temple, and it became Fujiidera on the day it adopted city status in 1966 as Biryo City. Osaka Abenobashi is 12 minutes away by Kintetsu semi-express

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Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

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