Fujiidera

is a city in the middle region of Osaka Prefecture in Japan.

The municipality calls itself "Fujidera City" in English.Fujidera City, 藤井寺市の歴史 ("History of the city Fujiidera") ; retrieved 2012-4-1.

History
According to the Imperial Household Agency, Emperor Chūai and Emperor Ingyō are buried in an earthen tumulus (kofun) at Fujiidera.Gowland, William. "The Burial Mounds and Dolmens of the Early Emperors of Japan," The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 37, Jan.-Jun., 1907, pp. 10-46; retrieved 2011-10-16. Chūai and Ingyō are venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at this site.Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 允恭天皇 (19); retrieved 2012-4-1.

The present city was established in 1966.

References

Other websites

 Fujideara website  

Category:Cities in Osaka Prefecture