Historic Hirakata area with Osaka's oldest amusement park and rich Edo-era history as a post town on the Kyokaido road.

Hirakata has long been a strategic location along the Yodo River. During the Nara period, it is said to have served as a transportation and military hub. In the Edo period, the area flourished as a post town on the Kyokaido road connecting Osaka and Kyoto, and became renowned as the birthplace of th…