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Kanan Town
Osaka Prefecture · Town
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Kanan Town, in Minamikawachi, spreads at the western foot of the Kongo Mountains and Mt. Katsuragi. It has Hirokawa-dera Temple, where the monk-poet Saigyo spent his last years, and many people visit in cherry blossom season. The Chikatsu Asuka Museum, which shows kofun culture, was designed by Ando Tadao, and Michi-no-Eki Kanan sells local farm products.
Key facts
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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Places to visit
MuseumOsaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museummuseum in Kanan, Japan
ZooWorld Bokujo (Zoo)
Buddhist templeHirokawa-dera TempleBuddhist temple of the Shingon-shū Daigo-ha sect dedicated to Bhaiṣajyaguru Buddha in Kanan, Japan
Buddhist templeKoki-ji TempleBuddhist temple in Kanan, Osaka
Burial mound (kofun)Kanayama KofunKofun in Kanan, Osaka
Shinto shrineIwafune DaijinjaShinto shrine in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineIchisuka ShrineShinto shrine in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineKamonaraita ShrineShinto shrine in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kananroadside station in Kanan, Minamikawachi district, Osaka prefecture, Japan
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Osaka Prefecture
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