5 Sights in Hirakata, Japan (with Map and Images)

Hirakata Park is an amusement park in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, nicknamed "Hirapah". The park is managed by Keihan Leisure Service and is located on the Keihan line at Hirakata-kōen Station (枚方公園駅). It takes advantage of its hilly landscape to site 43 attractions on 160,000 square metres.

Wikipedia: Hirakata Park (EN), Website

Hyakurao Shrine is a shrine located in Nishinomachi, Nakamiya, Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture. The former company name is Murasha. It is a shrine dedicated to the ancestral spirits of the Baekje kings.

Wikipedia: 百済王神社 (JA)

Yamadaike Park is an urban park (regional park) operated by Osaka Prefecture located in Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture. To the north of the park is Yamada Pond, which has a jogging trail, a barbecue area, Mt. Kasuga, and an observation plaza. "The Moon of Yamada Pond" has been selected as one of the Eight Views of Hirakata. In addition, this park is sometimes used for ekiden competitions.

Wikipedia: 山田池公園 (JA)

Sandwich Mountain is a mountain with an altitude of 313 m located in Hoya, Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture. Located in the northern part of the Ikoma Mountains, this mountain is also the highest peak in Hirakata City, but the area around the summit is covered with trees and the view is not open. There is a strong theory that the name Sandwich Mountain is called Sandwich Mountain because the number 313 at an altitude of 313 m is sandwiched between 3 and 1, but it is not certain.

Wikipedia: サンドイッチ山 (JA)

The Makino Kurumazuka Kofun (牧野車塚古墳) is a Kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound, located in the Ogura Higashimachi neighborhood of the city of Hirakata, Osaka in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1922 with the area under protection expanded in 1980.

Wikipedia: Makino Kurumazuka Kofun (EN)