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Kadoma, city, east-central Ōsaka fu (urban prefecture), west-central Honshu, Japan. It is located on the left bank of the Yodo River, bordering Ōsaka city.

Kadoma, Japan: Namihaya Dome
Kadoma, Japan: Namihaya DomeNamihaya Dome, a sporting arena in Kadoma, Japan.

The city is known for its cultivation of lotus flowers. After the establishment of a railway connection to Ōsaka in 1909, industrialization was rapid. The Matsushita Electric Industrial Company moved to Kadoma in 1933 to establish factories producing electrical machinery, appliances, plastics, and building materials. Namihaya Dome, a multipurpose sports facility, was opened in the city in 1996. Pop. (2005) 131,674; (2010) 130,282.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.