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Taishi Town
Osaka Prefecture · Town
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Taishi Town, in Minamikawachi at the western foot of Mt. Nijo, is crossed by the Takenouchi Kaido, said to be Japan's oldest official road. Its name comes from Eifuku-ji Temple, which has the mausoleum of Prince Shotoku (Shotoku Taishi), and because imperial tombs such as Yamada Takatsuka Kofun, said to be Empress Suiko's, gather here, it is also called the "Valley of Royal Tombs."
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Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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