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3 unusual facts about Osaka Prefecture


Acanthamoebidae

In Osaka Prefecture, Japan, members of Acanthamoebidae (as well as Naegleria) were found in 68.7% of tap water samples taken, despite purification.

Hokuriku Bank

In addition to the Hokuriku region, the bank has branches in Kyoto, Osaka, Niigata, Nagano, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Gifu, Aichi, and Hokkaidō.

Ninja Studio

Ninja Studio was founded in July 2003 with its headquarters in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture.


2010 Habikino shooting

The 2010 Habikino shooting was a deadly spree shooting which occurred at a drinking establishment located just south of Eganoshō Station in Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, Japan on 12 January 2010.

Chikako Fushimi

Born in Osaka Prefecture, her career-high has so far been a 3rd place finish in the 2005 Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup held in Canada.

Empress Kōmyō

Kōmyōike Station in southern Osaka Prefecture takes its name from a nearby artificial lake named after Empress Kōmyō.

Hata clan

The population of Neyagawa in Osaka Prefecture includes a number of people who claim descent from the Hata.

Hideki Matsutake

Matsutake was grabbed by the playback of Wendy Carlos's Switched-On Bach using a synthesizer and a computer at the American Pavilion of Expo '70 in Osaka.

Kawachi ondo

Kawachi Ondo (河内音頭) is a kind of Japanese folk song that originates from Yao City in the old Kawachi region of Japan, now part of modern-day Osaka Prefecture.


see also

Mori Station

Kawachi-Mori Station, a railway station in Katano, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Nagano Line

Kintetsu Nagano Line, a railway line of Kintetsu in Osaka Prefecture, Japan