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Hyōgo Prefecture

Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県 Hyōgo-ken) is a prefecture of located in the on Hyōgo Prefecture island.[1] The capital is .[2] 兵庫県 Prefecture Contents Japanese transcription(s) • Japanese 兵庫県 History • Rōmaji Hyōgo-ken Geography Cities Towns Islands National parks Mergers Flag Future mergers Symbol Economy Culture National Treasures of Japan Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Historic Buildings in Japan Museums Education Universities Takarazuka Sanda Ashiya Kobe Kato Akashi Kakogawa Country Japan Region Kansai Akō Island Honshu High schools Capital Kobe Sports Government Tourism • Governor Toshizō Ido Festival and events Area Transportation Rail • Total 8,396.13 km2 People movers (3,241.76 sq mi) Road Area rank 12th Expressways Population (November 1, 2011) National highways Ports • Total 5,582,978 Airport • Rank 7th • Density 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) Notable people Sister regions ISO 3166 JP-28 code See also Notes Districts 8 References Municipalities 41 External links Flower Nojigiku (Chrysanthemum japonense) Tree Camphor tree History (Cinnamomum camphora) Bird Oriental white stork Present-day Hyōgo Prefecture includes the former provinces of Harima, Tajima, Awaji, and parts (Ciconia boyciana) of Tanba and Settsu.[3] Website web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/fl /english/ (http://web.pre In 1180, near the end of the , , Taira no Kiyomori, and the Imperial f.hyogo.lg.jp/fl/english/) court moved briefly to Fukuhara, in what is now the city of Kobe. There the capital remained for five months.

Himeji Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is in the city of Himeji.

Southern Hyōgo Prefecture was severely devastated by the 6.9 Mw of 1995, which destroyed major parts of Kobe and Awaji, as well as Takarazuka and neighboring Prefecture, killing nearly 6,500 people. in Himeji, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Geography

Hyōgo has coastlines on two seas: to the north, the , to the south, the . On , Hyōgo borders the Pacific Ocean coastline in the . The northern portion is sparsely populated, except for the city of Toyooka, and the central highlands are only populated by tiny villages. Most of Hyōgo's population lives on the southern coast, which is part of the Osaka-Kobe- metropolitan area. Awaji is an island that separates the Inland Sea and , lying between Honshu and .

Summertime weather throughout Hyōgo is hot and humid. As for winter conditions in Hyōgo, the north of Hyōgo tends to receive abundant snow, whilst the south receives only the occasional flurry.

Hyōgo borders on , , and .

As of March 31, 2008, 20% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely the Sanin Kaigan and Setonaikai National Parks; Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park; and Asago Gunzan, Harima Chūbu Kyūryō, Inagawa Keikoku, Izushi-Itoi, Kasagatayama- Sengamine, Kiyomizu-Tōjōko-Tachikui, Onzui-Chikusa, Seiban Kyūryō, Seppiko-Mineyama, Tajima Sangaku, and Taki Renzan Prefectural Natural Parks.[4] Map of Hyōgo Prefecture. Cities Government Ordinance Designated City City Town Twenty-nine cities are located in Hyōgo Prefecture:

Kobe is where the Hyogo Prefectural Government sits.

Kobe

Takarazuka

Sumoto Tatsuno

Shiso

Aioi Ashiya Kasai Sasayama Tamba Akashi Awaji Katō Nishinomiya Shisō Tatsuno Akō Himeji Kawanishi Nishiwaki Sumoto Toyooka Amagasaki Itami Miki Ono Takarazuka Yabu Asago Kakogawa Sanda Takasago

Towns

These are the towns in each district:

Akō District Kanzaki District Mikata District Kamigōri Fukusaki Kami Ibo District Ichikawa Shin'onsen Kamikawa Taishi Sayō District Kawabe District Kako District Sayō Inagawa Taka District Harima Inami Taka

Islands

Awaji Island Ieshima Islands Two major artificial islands are located Hyōgo Prefecture:

Rokkō Island Port Island

National parks

Sanin Kaigan National Park Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park

Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama- Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama- Sanin Kaigan National Sanin Kaigan National Nagisan Quasi-National Nagisan Quasi-National Park (Takeno Beach in Park (Tajima-mihonoura Park (Mt. Hyonosen view Park (Torokawataira in Toyooka) of Sanin Coast in from Yabu) Kami) Shinonsen)

Mergers

Future mergers

The city of Akō and the only town in Akō District (Kamigōri), were scheduled to merge and the city would still retain the name Akō. Akō District would be defunct if the merger was successful.[5] However, the merger hasn't taken place.

Economy

As in all prefectures nationwide, agriculture, forestry, and fisheries play a big role in the economy of .[6] Hyōgo Prefecture also has an IT industry, many heavy industries, metal and medical, Kobe Port being one of the largest ports in Japan. Kobe Port also hosts one of the worlds-fasted-supercomputers, and Hyogo Prefecture passed laws to keep Kobe Port free of Nuclear Weapons (a Nuclear-free zone) since the year 197 5.[7]

Hyōgo is a part of the Hanshin Industrial Region. There are two research institute of Riken, natural sciences research institute in Japan, in Kobe and Harima. It has "SPring-8",a synchrotron radiation facility in Harima.

Kobe Port

Culture

National Treasures of Japan

Himeji Castle in Himeji (UNESCO World Heritage Site) Jōdo-ji in Ono Ichijō-ji in Kasai Kakurin-ji in Kakogawa Taisan-ji in Kobe Chōkō-ji in Katō

Jōdo-ji in Ono Ichijo-ji in Kasai Kakurin-ji in Kakogawa

Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Historic Buildings in Japan Kitano-chō Yamamoto-dōri Izushi Sasayama

Kitano-chō Yamamoto- Izushi Sasayama dōri

Museums

Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of Art in Nada Ward, Kobe. Kobe City Museum in Chuo Ward, Kobe. Kobe Maritime Museum in Chuo Ward, Kobe. Himeji City Museum of Art in Himeji. Asago Art Village in Asago. Ashiya City Museum of Art & History in Ashiya.

Hyōgo Prefectural Kobe City Museum in Himeji City Museum of Asago Art Village in Asago Museum of Art in Kobe. Kobe. Art in Himeji.

Education

Universities

Amagasaki

Sonoda Women's University St. Thomas University (Eichi University)

Takarazuka

Takarazuka University Koshien University

Sanda

Kwansei Gakuin University (Sanda Campus)

Nishinomiya

Kobe College Kwansei Gakuin University Otemae University Mukogawa Women's University

Ashiya

Ashiya University

Kobe

Kobe University of Commerce Kobe City University of Foreign Studies Kobe Women's University Kobe Shukugawa Gakuin University University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences

Kato

Hyogo University of Teacher Education

Akashi

University of Hyogo

Kakogawa

Hyogo University

Himeji

Himeji Institute of Technology Himeji Kinki University University of Hyogo

Akō

University of Hyogo

High schools

There are 163 public and 52 private high schools within Hyogo prefecture. Of the public high schools, some are administered by the Hyogo prefectural government, whilst the others are administered by local municipalities.

Sports

The sports teams listed below are based in Hyōgo.

Football (soccer)

Vissel Kobe (Kobe) INAC Kobe Leonessa (Women's) (Kobe) Baseball

Orix Buffaloes (Kobe) (Nishinomiya) Volleyball

Hisamitsu Springs (Kobe) JT Marvelous (NIshinomiya) Rugby

Kobelco Steelers (Kobe) World Fighting Bull (Kobe) Basketball

Hyogo Storks (Kobe)

Tourism

A popular troupe of plays in Takarazuka.

The north of Hyogo Prefecture has sightseeing spots such as Kinosaki Onsen, Izushi, and Y umura Onsen, and the matsuba crab, and Tajima beef are both national delicacies.[8]

million-dollar view, Kobe Harborland - Meriken Awaji Yumebutai in Awaji Kuchiganaya in Asago Kinosaki Onsen Park area in Kobe

Yumura Onsen Tonomine highland in Toyooka Stork Park Kamikawa

Festival and events

Miyuki Street New Year's midnight traditional sale, Himeji Nishinomiya Shrine's Ebisu Festival in January Yanagihara Ebisu Festival in January, Kobe Tada Shrine's Genji Festival in April, Kawanishi Kobe Festival and Parade in May Aioi Peron Festival in May Himeji Yukata Festival in June Dekansho Bon Dancing Festival in August, Sasayama Nada Fighting Festival, Himeji Kobe Luminarie in December Ako Chushingura Parade Dekansho Bon Dancing Festival Transportation

Rail

JR West San'yō JR Kobe Line Wadamisaki Line San'yō Main Line Castle Festival in Himeji San'in Line (JR Takarazuka Line) Akō Line Railway Kobe Line Kobe Kosoku Line Itami Line Imazu Line Koyo Line Takarazuka Line Nose Railway Myoken Line Nissei Line Shintetsu Arima Line Kobe Kosoku Line Sanda Line Kōen-Toshi Line Ao Line Hokushin Kyūkō Electric Railway Seishin-Yamate Line Hojo Railway (Ao-Hojo) Hanshin Railway Main Line Kobe Kosoku Line Mukogawa Line Hanshin Nanba Line Sanyo Railway Main Line Aboshi Line Kitakinki Tango Railway Miyazu Line

People movers

Kobe New Transit Port Liner Rokkō Liner

Road

Expressways

Chūgoku Expressway San'yō Expressway Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway Bantan Expressway Second Shinmei road

National highways Route 2 Route 9 Route 28 Route 29 Route 43 Route 171 Route 173 Route 174 (-Kobe Port) Route 175 Route 176 Route 178 Route 179 Route 250 Route 312 Route 372 Route 373 Route 426 Route 427 Route 428 Route 429 Route 436 Route 477 Route 482 Route 483

Ports

Kobe Port – Mainly international container hub port Akashi Port Shikama Port – Mainly Shōdo Island route ferry

Airport Konotori Tajima Airport

Notable people

Ume Aoki, artist Mana Ashida, child actress from Nishinomiya Koichi Domoto, singer of KinKi Kids Heath, musician, singer-songwriter and bassist of is from Amagasaki Miracle Hikaru, comedian and impersonator is from Toyooka Kanō Jigorō, founder of the martial art Judo Jun, musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist of Phantasmagoria is from Kobe Shinji Kagawa, footballer from Kobe Tomoya Kanki, drummer of Tomomi Ogawa, bassist of Scandal Kaoru, guitarist of Ayaka Kimura, actress, former singer of Coconuts Musume is from Kobe , actress from Pretty Guardian and Buzzer Beat was born in Kobe Miho Komatsu, singer and songwriter from Kobe Yūji Kuroiwa, politician from Kobe, current governor of , former Sauber and Toyota Racing driver from Amagasaki Chisa Maekawa, singer of Girl Next Door Kiyomatsu Matsubara, ichthyologist, herpetologist and marine biologist , singer is from Himeji Mina Myoui - American born Japanese singer of Korean group . Raised in Nishinomiya , musician, although born in Konohana-ku, Osaka grew up in Kawanishi Minako Nishiyama, contemporary artist Masamune Shirow, manga artist was born in Kobe , outfielder for the Chicago Cubs , pitcher for the New York Yankees , creator of the series was born in Kinki Tsuneko Taniuchi, contemporary performance artist , video game creator of , Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian , Japanese Academy Award-winning actress best known for her performances in Swing Girls and the live-action adaptation of Nodame Cantabile, is from Kakogawa Shota Yasuda, guitarist of Kanjani Eight is from Amagasaki Piko, musician, Vocaloid singer born in Kobe, Hyōgo

Sister regions

Hyogo entered a sister state relationship with state in the United States on October 22, 1963, the first arrangement for Japan and the United States.[9][10]

In 1981, a sister state agreement was drawn up between Hyogo and the state of Western in Australia.[11] To commemorate the 10th anniversary of this agreement in 1992, the Hyogo Prefectural Government Cultural Centre was established in .[12]

See also

Banshu Yamasaki Iris Garden

Notes

1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hyōgo prefecture" in (https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA363)Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 363-365 (https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA363), p. 363, at Google Books; "Kansai" in (https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC &pg=PA477)Japan Encyclopedia, p. 477 (https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA477), p. 477, at Google Books. 2. Nussbaum, "Kobe" in (https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA537)Japan Encyclopedia, p. 537 (https://books.google.com/books?id=p2Q nPijAEmEC&pg=PA537), p. 537, at Google Books. 3. Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" in (https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA780)Japan Encyclopedia, p. 780 (https://books.googl e.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA780), p. 780, at Google Books. 4. "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/doc/files/np_6.pdf) (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20120421180819/http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/doc/files/np_6.pdf) (PDF) from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012. 5. City.ako.hyogo.jp (http://www.city.ako.hyogo.jp/akosigun_gappei/index.html) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20060708194735/http://www.city.ako. hyogo.jp/akosigun_gappei/index.html) 2006-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. 6. "Archived copy" (http://www.maff.go.jp/e/tokei/kikaku/nenji_e/87nenji/pdf/n490_491.pdf) (PDF). Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/2015091917594 7/http://www.maff.go.jp/e/tokei/kikaku/nenji_e/87nenji/pdf/n490_491.pdf) (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2017-10-02. 7. "Archived copy" (http://www.aics.riken.jp/jp/). Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20170926160843/http://www.aics.riken.jp/jp/) from the original on 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2017-10-02. 8. "JAL Guide to Japan - Matsuba Crab" (http://www.eg.jal.com/world/en/guidetojapan/detail/index.html?spot_code=matsubacrab). Archived (https://web.ar chive.org/web/20150405112135/http://www.eg.jal.com/world/en/guidetojapan/detail/index.html?spot_code=matsubacrab) from the original on 2015-04- 05. 9. Camden, Jim (August 20, 2013). "Washington, Japan celebrate 50 years" (http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/aug/20/washington-japan-celebrate- 50-years/). Spokesman-Review. Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20180311201744/http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/aug/20/washington -japan-celebrate-50-years/) from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018. 10. "Celebrating 50 years with Hyogo, Japan" (https://blogs.sos.wa.gov/FromOurCorner/index.php/2013/08/celebrating-50-years-with-hyogo-japan/). Washington State Library. August 19, 2013. Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20180311202557/https://blogs.sos.wa.gov/FromOurCorner/index.ph p/2013/08/celebrating-50-years-with-hyogo-japan/) from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018. 11. "Sister Cities - City of Perth" (https://web.archive.org/web/20150530090949/http://www.perth.wa.gov.au/council/national-and-international-relations/ sister-cities). Archived from the original (http://www.perth.wa.gov.au/council/national-and-international-relations/sister-cities) on 2015-05-30. 12. Hyogo.com.au (http://www.hyogo.com.au/centre_introduction.htm) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123404/http://www.hyogo.com.au/ce ntre_introduction.htm) 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine.

References

Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. (https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&client=firefox-a) Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128 (http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58053128?referer=di&ht=edition)

External links

Official Hyōgo prefecture homepage (http://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/fl/english/) Hyōgo prefecture tourist guide (http://www.hyogo-tourism.jp/english/) Hyōgo Business & Cultural Center (http://www.hyogobcc.org/) Medical Services in Hyōgo prefecture (https://web.archive.org/web/20051119200138/http://www.hyogo-ip.or.jp/hiaf/jp/medical/index.htm)

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