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This article is about the prefecture. For the ward in the city of Kobe, see
Hyōgo-ku, Kobe .
Prefecture in Kansai, Japan
Himeji Castle in Himeji , a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県 Hyōgo-ken is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu .[3] [update] Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, and Okayama and Tottori prefectures to the west.
Kōbe is the capital and largest city of Hyōgo Prefecture, and the seventh-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Himeji , Nishinomiya , and Amagasaki .[4] Sea of Japan to the Seto Inland Sea , where Awaji Island and a small archipelago of islands belonging to the prefecture are located. Hyōgo Prefecture is a major economic center, transportation hub , and tourist destination in western Japan, with 20% of the prefecture's land area designated as Natural Parks . Hyōgo Prefecture forms part of the Kobe metropolitan area and Osaka metropolitan area , the second-most-populated urban region in Japan after the Greater Tokyo area and one of the world's most productive regions by GDP .
History
[ edit ] Map of Hyogo Prefecture with former provincial boundaries and current prefectural offices.□ Kobe city (divided between Harima and Settsu )■ Settsu (Hanshin South office)■ Settsu (Hanshin North office)■ Harima East office■ Harima North office■ Harima Central office■ Harima West office■ Tanba office■ Tajima office■ Awaji officeMimasaka (north) and Bizen (south)
Present-day Hyōgo Prefecture includes the former provinces of Harima , Tajima , Awaji , and parts of Tanba and Settsu .[5]
In 1180, near the end of the Heian period , Emperor Antoku , Taira no Kiyomori , and the Imperial 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 Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995, which destroyed major parts of Kobe and Awaji , as well as Nishinomiya and Ashiya and the neighboring Osaka Prefecture , killing nearly 6,500 people.
Geography
[ edit ] Kobe Takarazuka Sumoto Tatsuno Shiso
Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1890 1,551,367 — 1903 1,833,957 +1.30% 1913 2,143,791 +1.57% 1920 2,301,799 +1.02% 1925 2,454,679 +1.29% 1930 2,646,301 +1.51% 1935 2,923,249 +2.01% 1940 3,221,232 +1.96% 1945 2,821,892 −2.61% 1950 3,309,935 +3.24% 1955 3,620,947 +1.81% 1960 3,906,487 +1.53% 1965 4,309,944 +1.99% 1970 4,667,928 +1.61% 1975 4,992,140 +1.35% 1980 5,144,892 +0.60% 1985 5,278,050 +0.51% 1990 5,405,040 +0.48% 1995 5,401,877 −0.01% 2000 5,550,574 +0.54% 2005 5,590,601 +0.14% 2010 5,588,133 −0.01% 2015 5,536,989 −0.18% source:[6]
Hyōgo has coastlines on two seas: to the north, the Sea of Japan , to the south, the Seto Inland Sea . On Awaji Island , Hyōgo borders the Pacific Ocean coastline in the Kii Channel . The northern portion is sparsely populated, except for the city of Toyooka , 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-Kyoto metropolitan area. Awaji is an island that separates the Inland Sea and Osaka Bay , lying between Honshu and Shikoku .
Summertime weather throughout Hyōgo is hot and humid. As for winter conditions, the north of Hyōgo tends to receive abundant snow, whilst the south receives only the occasional flurry.
Hyōgo borders on Osaka Prefecture , Kyoto Prefecture , Tottori Prefecture and Okayama Prefecture .
As of 31 March 2008,[update] 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.[7]
Current municipalities
[ edit ] Government Ordinance Designated City City Town
Islands
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Two major artificial islands are located Hyōgo Prefecture:
National parks
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Sanin Kaigan National Park (Tajima-mihonoura of Sanin Coast in
Shinonsen )
Mergers
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Future mergers
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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.[8]
Economy
[ edit ] Hyogo prefecture population pyramid in 2020
As in all prefectures nationwide, agriculture, forestry, and fisheries play a big role in the economy of Hyogo Prefecture.[9] Kobe Port being one of the largest ports in Japan. Kobe Port also hosts one of the world's fastest supercomputers,[10] a nuclear-free zone ) since the year 1975.
Hyōgo is a part of the Hanshin Industrial Region . There are two research institutes of Riken , natural sciences research institute in Japan, in Kobe and Harima. "SPring-8 ", a synchrotron radiation facility, is in Harima.
Kobe Port
Culture
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National Treasures of Japan
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Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Historic Buildings in Japan
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Kitano-chō Yamamoto-dōri
Izushi
Sasayama
Museums
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Education
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Universities
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Amagasaki
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Takarazuka
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Sanda
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Nishinomiya
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Ashiya
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Kobe
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Kato
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Akashi
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Kakogawa
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Himeji
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High schools
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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
[ edit ] Kyocera Dome Osaka
The sports teams listed below are based in Hyōgo.
Football (soccer)
Baseball
Volleyball
Rugby
Basketball
Tourism
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A popular troupe of Takarazuka Revue plays in Takarazuka .
Arima Onsen in the south of the province in Kita-ku, Kobe is one of the Three Ancient Springs in Japan. The north of Hyogo Prefecture has sightseeing spots such as Kinosaki Onsen, Izushi , and Yumura Onsen . Takeda Castle in Asago is often referred to locally as the "Machu Picchu of Japan". The matsuba crab and Tajima beef are both national delicacies.[11]
Kinosaki Onsen
Yumura Onsen
Tonomine highland in
Kamikawa
Toyooka Stork Park
Takeda Castle
Festivals and events
[ edit ] Dekansho Bon Dancing Festival Castle Festival in Himeji
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
Transportation
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Rail
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People movers
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Road
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Expressways
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National highways
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Route 9
Route 28
Route 29
Route 43
Route 171
Route 173
Route 174 (Sannomiya-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
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Kobe Port – Mainly international container hub port
Akashi Port
Shikama Port – Mainly Shōdo Island route ferry
Airport
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Notable people
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Ume Aoki , manga artist
Mana Ashida , child actress from Nishinomiya
Koichi Domoto , singer of KinKi Kids
Heath , musician, singer-songwriter and bassist of X Japan is from Amagasaki
Hiro Fujiwara , manga artist
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 One Ok Rock
Takumi Kawanishi (J-pop idol singer and dancer, member of JO1 )
Tomomi Ogawa , bassist of Scandal
Itzuki Yamazaki , professional wrestler from Ieshima
Kaoru , guitarist of Dir En Grey
Ayaka Kimura , actress, former singer of Coconuts Musume is from Kobe
Keiko Kitagawa , actress from Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon and Buzzer Beat was born in Kobe
Miho Komatsu , singer and songwriter from Kobe
Yūji Kuroiwa , politician from Kobe , current governor of Kanagawa Prefecture
Kamui Kobayashi , former Sauber and Toyota Racing driver from Amagasaki
Chisa Maekawa , singer of Girl Next Door
Kiyomatsu Matsubara , ichthyologist, herpetologist and marine biologist
Hitoshi Matsumoto , comedian, from Amagasaki
Aya Matsuura , singer is from Himeji
Ryuto Kazuhara , vocalist of Generations from Exile Tribe is from Amagasaki
Mina Myoui – American-born Japanese singer of South Korean group Twice . Raised in Nishinomiya
Hiro Matsushita – Businessman, former driver in Champ Car series. Chairman of Swift Engineering & Swift Xi
Miyavi , musician, although born in Konohana-ku, Osaka grew up in Kawanishi
Minako Nishiyama , contemporary artist
Rena Nōnen known professionally as Non (のん Non , actress, singer, fashion model from Kamikawa
Masamune Shirow , manga artist was born in Kobe
So Taguchi , outfielder for the Chicago Cubs
Masahiro Tanaka , pitcher for the New York Yankees
Nagaru Tanigawa , creator of the Haruhi Suzumiya Kinki
Tsuneko Taniuchi , contemporary performance artist
Fumito Ueda , video game creator of Ico Shadow of the Colossus The Last Guardian
Juri Ueno , Japanese Academy Award -winning actress best known for her performances in Swing Girls Nodame Cantabile Kakogawa
Shota Yasuda , guitarist of Kanjani Eight is from Amagasaki
Piko , musician, Vocaloid singer born in Kobe, Hyōgo
Sister regions
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Hyogo entered a sister state relationship with Washington state in the United States on October 22, 1963, the first such arrangement between Japan and the United States.[12] [13]
In 1981, a sister state agreement was drawn up between Hyogo and the state of Western Australia in Australia .[14] Perth .[15]
See also
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Notes
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^ The Hyōgo Prefectural Government has expressed the view that the "Prefectural song does not exist" and denied the fact that currently, this song has been enacted in 1947.
Citations
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^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).『Hyōgo prefecture』in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 363-365 , p. 363, at Google Books ; "Kansai" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 477 , p. 477, at Google Books .
^ Nussbaum, "Kobe" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 537 , p. 537, at Google Books .
^ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 780 , p. 780, at Google Books .
^ Statistics Bureau of Japan
^ "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (PDF) . Ministry of the Environment . Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012 .
^ City.ako.hyogo.jp Archived 2006-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
^ "XII Income of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries" (PDF) . Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2017-10-02 .
^ "RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science" . Archived from the original on 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2017-10-02 .
^ "JAL Guide to Japan – Matsuba Crab" . Archived from the original on 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-04-02 .
^ Camden, Jim (August 20, 2013). "Washington, Japan celebrate 50 years" . Spokesman-Review Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018 .
^ "Celebrating 50 years with Hyogo, Japan" . Washington State Library . August 19, 2013. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018 .
^ "Sister Cities – City of Perth" . Archived from the original on 2015-05-30.
^ Hyogo.com.au Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
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External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for
Hyōgo .
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