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Ikeda (池田市; -shi) is a City located in Osaka , Japan . As of 2003 , the city has an estimated Population of 100,986 and a Density of 4,567.44 persons per Km² . The total area is 22.11 km². In the Edo Period , Ikeda had a castle occupied by a Daimyo , the seat of a 50 000 Goku Domain . It was famous for ''Ikeda-zumi'' (Ikeda Charcoal ) traded by Ikeda merchants. In Cha No Yu Ikeda-zumi is loved because of its high quality even today. The city was founded formally on April 29 , 1939 . It was developed as an urban town by a local railway company, Hankyu Dentetsu. Its founder Kobayashi Ichizo (Itsuo) lived there also. Ikeda boasts two cultural attractions: the Itsuo Museum and Ikeda Bunko (Ikeda Archive). Itsuo Museum holds the Itsuo Collection which is mainly Japanese art for cha no yu; Ikeda Bunko holds collections on Takarazuka and other materials related to Hankyu Dentetsu. There is also a municipal Zoo named Satsukiyama Zoo. On June 8 , 2001 , the Osaka School Massacre occurred in this city. A man entered an elementary school and fatally stabbed eight children in the school. Many pupils have suffered PTSD . To avoid flashback memory of the massacre and improve school security, the school buildings were reformed and April 2004 the newly reformed building has been utilized. On September 14 , 2004 , Mamoru Takuma was executed for the murders. TRANSPORTATION Airports near Ikeda
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