Hirano

Hirano (Japanese: 平野, lit. 'plain field'), ^{[note 1]} historically known as Hirano-gō (Japanese: 平野郷), is a former city in Settsu Province, and is now a district in Hirano-ku, Osaka, Japan. It was a autonomous city, in which the townspeople governed the city by council.^[1]

In ancient times, it was a major transportation hub through which several roads passed, and during the Sengoku period it was a autonomous city allying with Sakai in Izumi Province.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}