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Municipality

Higashi-yodagawa-ku

Local name: 東淀川区

Located in Osaka City, Osaka Coordinates: 34°44′36″ N 135°31′51″ E

Location in Japan

Population: 176,738; 176.7K
Elevation: 5 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go: MayOctober; See the climate
Airports: ITM Osaka Itami International Airport9 km; UKB Kobe Airport31 km

About Higashi-yodagawa-ku

Higashi-yodagawa-ku is a municipality. Location: Osaka City, Osaka. Population: 176,738. Elevation: 5 m.

From Wikipedia

Higashiyodogawa-ku (東淀川区) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. Higashiyodogawa-ku is located in the north-east part of Osaka city. As of September 1, 2025, the population of Higashiyodogawa-ku is 177,809. 87,081 of them are men and 90,728 are women. The popular area to shop is Awaji, which is about 10 minutes away from Umeda by train ride (Hankyu Railways Kyōto Main Line). The cosmetic company Shiseido's main factory is in Komatsu, Higashiyodogawa-ku.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built: 1925
Area: 13.3 km²
Official website: city.osaka.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Higashi-yodagawa-ku

Osaka Castle 663highland · CC BY 2.5
National Museum of Ethnology No machine-readable author provided. Fk assumed · CC BY-SA 2.5

Places bordering Higashi-yodagawa-ku

Asahi Ku
Miyakojima-ku
Kita-ku

Population of Higashi-yodagawa-ku over time

Population of Higashi-yodagawa-ku over time
2010		176,585
2015		175,530
2021		176,738

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Higashi-yodagawa-ku

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 18° · Night 8° · Rain 69 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Kochi · 227 km southwest18°
Fujinomiya · 286 km east18°
Fuji · 291 km east20°

Hottest month: August (day 33°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: June (215 mm)
Driest month: December (37 mm)

10° 1°

14° 4°

20° 9°

25° 14°

28° 19°

31° 23°

33° 24°

29° 20°

23° 14°

18° 8°

12° 3°

Jan

Feb

Mar

100

Apr

133

May

143

Jun

215

Jul

172

Aug

111

Sep

183

Oct

113

Nov

Dec

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Higashi-yodagawa-ku
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	10°	10°	14°	20°	25°	28°	31°	33°	29°	23°	18°	12°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	4°	9°	14°	19°	23°	24°	20°	14°	8°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	45	60	100	133	143	215	172	111	183	113	69	37

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Higashi-yodagawa-ku

The nearest airport is Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), 9 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Suita, 2 km to the northwest.

Airports

Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM) Osaka 9 kmnorthwest
Kobe Airport (UKB) Kobe 31 kmsouthwest
Kansai International Airport (KIX) Osaka 44 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Suita Population: 385.6K 2 kmnorthwest
Moriguchi Population: 143.1K 3 kmeast
Kadoma Population: 131.7K 4 kmeast
Toyonaka Population: 401.6K 7 kmnorthwest
Daitō Population: 119.4K 9 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Higashi-yodagawa-ku

Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 44 natural sites, 22 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km17 places

Mount Rokkō Mountain 25 kmW
Mount Tennōzan Mountain 22 kmNE
Katsura River River 24 kmNE
Mount Shigi Mountain 19 kmSE

25–60 km47 places

Mount Miwa Mountain 39 kmSE
Mount Amanokagu Mountain 38 kmSE
Mount Miminashi Mountain 36 kmSE
Mount Unebi Mountain 36 kmSE

60–100 km33 places

Awaji Island Island 76 kmSW
Kumozu River River 94 kmE
Mount Ōdaigahara Mountain 79 kmSE
Mount Kunimi Mountain 76 kmSE

Straight-line distances.