Kadoma, city (1990 pop. 142,297), Osaka prefecture, Honshu, Japan, on the Furu River. It is an industrial and residential suburb of Osaka and is the headquarters of the Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, which produces electrical machinery, appliances, and plastics, among other things.

is a city located in Osaka prefecture, Japan.

As of 2004, the city has an estimated population of 135,992 and the density of 11,074.26 persons per km². The total area is 12.28 km².

Kadoma is located northeast of Osaka on the Keihan Railway, and is connected to Osaka's other northern suburbs by the Osaka Monorail. The city is well-known within Japan as being the site of the headquarters of Matsushita (National/Panasonic).

The city was founded on August 1, 1963.

Transportation

Railways

• Keihan Electric Railway
• Keihan Main Line Nishisanso Station - Kadoma-shi Station - Furukawabashi Station - Owada Station - Kayashima Station
• Osaka Municipal Subway
• Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line Kadomaminami Station
• Osaka Monorail
• Main Line Kadoma-shi Station

Roads

• Kinki Expressway
• Route 163

Sister cities

• Kami, Hyōgo, Japan - Sister city agreement concluded in 1975 (with former Muraoka town)
• Eindhoven, Netherlands - Sister city agreement concluded in 1967
• São José dos Campos, Brazil - Sister city agreement concluded in 1973

External links

• Kadoma official website