Fujiidera is located in the southeastern part of the Osaka Plain, at the confluence of the Yamato and the Ishikawa rivers.

Osaka Prefecture Fujiidera has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall.

[2] Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Fujiidera has increased rapidly in the 1960s and 1970s, and at a slower rate until the year 2000.

On April 1, 1896 the area became part of Minamikawachi District, Osaka and Nagano was renamed Fujiidera village the same year.

Fujiidera has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 14 members.

In terms of national politics, the city is part of Osaka 14th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.