Matsubara (松原市, Matsubara-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

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

Per the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki, in the 5th century AD, Emperor Hanzei had a palace, Tajihi Shibagaki-no-Miya (丹比柴籬宮), in the area.

[5] The villages of Matsubara, Amami, Nunose, Miyake, and Ega were established within Tanboku District, Osaka with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.

[2] Matsubara has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members.

In terms of national politics, the city is part of Osaka 15th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.