Higashiosaka
Higashiōsaka is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

Higashiōsaka is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2023, the city had an estimated population of 486,464 in 233,124 households and a population density of 7,874 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 61.78 square kilometres (23.85 sq mi). The city is known as one of the industrial cities of Japan and "the rugby football town".
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Getting to Higashiosaka
- Airports
- Osaka Itami (ITM), 18 km · Kobe (UKB), 35 km · Kansai (KIX), 43 km
- Osaka → Higashiosaka8 km · quickest by road, 25 min · ¥110–150
- Tokushima → Higashiosaka115 km · quickest by road, 3h 12m · ¥1,680–2,300
- Tokoname → Higashiosaka117 km · quickest by road, 3h 6m · ¥1,940–2,640
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Higashiosaka
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Higashiosaka. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inOsaka International Ferry Terminal is in Nankō (南港) in the Osaka Bay Area.
- Get inThe PanStar Line operates a ferry between Osaka and Busan.
- Get inThe ferry leaves Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, at 15:10 from both Osaka and Busan and arrives the following day at 10:00.
- Get inThe ferry holds live musical performances, magic shows, and other entertainment on the run.
- Get inYou can take your car on the ferry, but there are documentation requirements.
From Wikivoyage: Osaka, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Higashiosaka
Higashiosaka is 9 km from Osaka, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.