Ikoma, Nara

Ikoma 生駒市
City
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Location of Ikoma in Nara Prefecture
Ikoma Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°42′N 135°42′E / 34.700°N 135.700°ECoordinates: 34°42′N 135°42′E / 34.700°N 135.700°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Makoto Yamashita
Area
• Total	53.18 km^2 (20.53 sq mi)
Population (June 1, 2011)
• Total	120,304
• Density	2,262.20/km^2 (5,859.1/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Quercus gilva
• Flower	Chrysanthemum
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address	8-38 Higashi-shinmachi, Ikoma-shi, Nara-ken 630-0288
Website	www.city.ikoma.lg.jp/en/

Ikoma (生駒市 Ikoma-shi) is a city located in the northwestern end of Nara Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on November 1, 1971.

As of September 1, 2014, the city has an estimated population of 199,390, with 48,625 households.^[1] Population density of 2,262.20 persons per km², and it is the third biggest population in the prefecture. The total area is 53.18 km². The city is a famous "Chasen" town.^[2]

Notable locations

• Mount Ikoma
• Skyland Ikoma
• Kurondo-ike Pond
• Kuragari-toge Pass

Religious institutions

• Ikoma Jinja
• Hozan-ji
• Chikurin-ji
• Chokyu-ji
• Chofuku-ji
• Enpuku-ji
• Sekibutsu-Ji

Transportation

Rail

• Kintetsu Railway
  • Nara Line: Ikoma Station - Higashi-Ikoma Station
  • Ikoma Line: Ikoma Station - Nabata Station - Ichibu Station - Minami-Ikoma Station - Haginodai Station - Higashiyama Station
  • Keihanna Line: Ikoma Station - Shiraniwadai Station - Gakken Kita-Ikoma Station - Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka Station
  • Ikoma Cable Line: Toriimae Station (Ikoma Station) - Hōzanji Station - Umeyashiki Station - Kasumigaoka Station - Ikoma-Sanjō Station

Roads

• Expressways
  • Hanshin Expressway Dainihanna Route
• Japan National Route 163
• Japan National Route 168
• Japan National Route 308
• Shigi Ikoma Skyline

Gallery

• 
  Kintetsu Ikoma Station
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  Cherry Blossoms Ikoma Fureai Center
• 
  Exiting the train station in Ikoma
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  Mt. Ikoma Eastward
• 
  "Take no Kanboshi", is desiccation by the sun of bamboos for making a "Chasen" (Tea whisk).

References

1. "市町村別推計人口・世帯数". Nara Prefecture. September 1, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
2. "Takayama Tea Whisks" (PDF). METI KANSAI. Retrieved February 18, 2015.

External links

Media related to Ikoma, Nara at Wikimedia Commons

• Ikoma City official website (Japanese)
• NPO of Ikoma support intellectual disabilities and their families official website (English)