Hirakata
Discover Hirakata
Hirakata (枚方) is a city on the eastern outskirts of Osaka Prefecture, close to the border with Kyoto. A commuter town of some 400,000 people, Hirakata has few tourist attractions as such. However, being located at the halfway point between Osaka and Kyoto, about 30 min away from each on the Keihan Main Line, it's a convenient base for travel to each.
What to Experience in Hirakata
Taste of Hirakata...
Hirakata has the usual smattering of business hotels near the station.
Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple OptionsThe Keihan Main Line between Osaka (Yodoyabashi, Kyobashi; up to 29 min, ¥350) and eastern Kyoto (Demachiyanagi, Sanjo, Gion-Shijo; up to 30 min, ¥370) passes through Hirakata. Services are frequent, with a train every 6 minutes or so, virtually all of which stop at the main 34.81606135.648811 Hirakatashi (枚方市駅) station. Alas, the Keihan Main Line is not particularly convenient if you're coming from farther away. From Kansai International Airport, take the Nankai line to Namba, transfer to the Midosuji subway line to Yodoyabashi and board the Keihan there. If arriving by Shinkansen to Kyoto, your choices are to either transfer twice (Kintetsu to Tambabashi, Keihan to Hirakatashi), or take the JR Tokaido Main Line to Takatsuki, right across the Yodogawa river, and continue by bus or taxi. Keihan Bus services highway buses to and from Hirakata Station. Although Hirakata is rather small, there are highway buses that come and go from Tokyo and Tokyo Disney Resort (Urayasu)....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
Hirakata has a ¥100 Bus that travels from Hirakata Station to other destinations within the city. Hirakata is home to 34.82325135.664361 Kansai Gaidai University (関西外大), a foreign language university. Its 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. Hirakata has the usual smattering of business hotels near the station.
Where to Stay
Hirakata has the usual smattering of business hotels near the station.
Money & Budget
Hirakata has the usual smattering of business hotels near the station.
Safety Information
Glimpses of Hirakata
Walking along the river, meeting an electric pylone.
Moon rising over buildings.
Walking along the river, meeting an electric pylone.
Moon rising over buildings.
Walking along the river, meeting an electric pylone.
Moon rising over buildings.
Walking along the river, meeting an electric pylone.
Moon rising over buildings.
Walking along the river, meeting an electric pylone.
Moon rising over buildings.
Walking along the river, meeting an electric pylone.
Moon rising over buildings.
Walking along the river, meeting an electric pylone.