Hirakata

Hirakata (枚方) is a city in Osaka Prefecture.

Tourist information site
The local Culture and Tourism Association has a Japanese-only guide site.

By train
Hirakata is served by Keihan Railway. In Osaka, from Kyobashi Station it costs ¥320 and ¥400 from Nakanoshima Station.

From Eastern Kyoto, you can reach Hirakata Station from Demachiyanagi (¥420), Sanjo (¥340), Gion-Shijo (¥340), and Chushojima (¥320). From Kyoto Station, you can transfer to the Keihan Line at Tanbabashi Station.

By bus
Keihan Bus services highway buses to and from Hirakata Station.
 * From Kyoto, buses depart from Sanjo Station and Kyoto Station.

Although Hirakata is rather small, there are highway buses that come and go from Tokyo and Urayasu. Buses depart for Hirakata from Shinjuku (¥8600 one way) and Tokyo Disney Resort (¥7900 one way).

By bus
Hirakata has a ¥100 Bus that travels from Hirakata Station to other destinations within the city.

Do




Learn
Hirakata is home to Kansai Gaidai University, a foreign language university. It's East Asian Studies Program has made it one of Japan's most popular universities for foreign students to attend for study abroad, as it has direct relations with many universities throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, as well as some in South America, Africa, and other Asian nations.

Go next

 * Osaka
 * Kyoto
 * Yawata
 * Suita
 * Minō
 * Uji
 * Otsu
 * Kurama