Ōsakasayama

This article is about a city in Japan formerly named Sayama. For the city currently known as Sayama, see Sayama, Saitama.

Ōsakasayama 大阪狭山市
City
Flag Seal
Location of Ōsakasayama in Osaka Prefecture
Ōsakasayama Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°30′N 135°33′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Tomoyoshi Yoshida (since April 2003)
Area
• Total	11.86 km2 (4.58 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2016)
• Total	57,993
• Density	4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1-2384-1 Sayama, Sayama-shi, Osaka-fu 589-8501
Website	www.city.osakasayama.osaka.jp
Symbols
Flower	Azalea
Tree	Cherry blossom

City hall

Ōsakasayama (大阪狭山市, Ōsakasayama-shi) is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on October 1, 1987, after the town of Sayama was reorganized into the city of Ōsakasayama.

As of October 2016, the city has an estimated population of 57,993 and a population density of 4,900 persons per km². The total area is 11.86 km².

A campus of Tezukayama Gakuin University is located in the city.

Sister cities

• Ontario, Oregon

Notable people from Ōsakasayama

• Teppei Koike, Japanese actor, singer and member of the singer-songwriter duo WaT
• Yuki Kotani, Japanese football player (Roasso Kumamoto, J3 League/Cerezo Osaka, J1 League)
• Tomoka Nishiyama, Japanese apprentice shogi professional player ranked 3-dan
• Aki Takayama, Japanese former synchronised swimming athlete
• Tatsuhiro Tamura, Japanese professional baseball catcher
• Kan Usuki, Japanese idol, comedian, musician, pin artist and drummer

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)