was a town located in Minamikawachi District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 38,956 and a density of 2,951.21 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was 13.20 km<sup>2</sup>.
On February 1, 2005, Mihara was merged into the expanded city of Sakai and now forms Mihara-ku within Sakai.