The area of Takatsuki was part of northern Settsu Province and has been continuously settled since the Japanese Paleolithic period.

The place name 'Takatsuki' first appeared in historical materials around the 14th century, during the Kamakura period, in a list of manors belonging to Kasuga Shrine in Nara.

Takatsuki Village was established within Shimakami District, Osaka with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, and elevated to town status on October 14, 1898.

Takatsuki grew by annexing neighboring villages in the 1930s, and was elevated to city status on January 1, 1943.

Takatsuki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 34 members.

In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Osaka 10th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

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