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Hyogo Prefectural Assembly
The is the prefectural parliament of Hyogo Prefecture. The assembly's 87 members are elected every four years in 40 districts by single non-transferable vote. Nine of the electoral districts correspond with the wards of Kobe city and the remaining 31 districts are made up of the cities and districts (towns and villages) of the prefecture. The electoral district that represents the city of Himeji is the largest, electing 8 representatives to the assembly. The assembly is responsible for acting as a balance against the Governor of Hyogo Prefecture who is responsible for the administration of the prefecture. This role includes enacting and amending prefectural ordinances, approving the budget and checking the administration. Current composition The 2015 Hyogo prefectural election took place on April 12, 2015, as part of the 2015 unified local elections. It was the first election following a reduction in the number of members from 89 to 87. Elections were held in 23 district ...
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Komeitō
, formerly New Komeito and abbreviated NKP, is a conservative political party in Japan founded by lay members of the Buddhist Japanese new religious movement Soka Gakkai in 1964. Since 2012, it has served in government as the junior coalition partner of the Liberal Democratic Party. Natsuo Yamaguchi has been the president of the party since 8 September 2009 and currently serves as a member of the House of Councillors (the upper house) in the National Diet, the Japanese national legislature (elected in the 2019 Japanese House of Councillors election, constituency is Tokyo at-large district). After the 2012 Japanese general election, the party held 31 seats in the lower house and 19 seats in the upper house. The number of lower house seats increased to 35 after the 2014 Japanese general election and to 25 seats in the upper house after winning 14 in the 2016 general election. In the 2017 Tokyo prefectural election, the party garnered a total of 23 seats, up one from the prev ...
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Takarazuka, Hyōgo
270px, Takarazuka City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Takarazuka city center The kanji (UTF-8 code FA1016), which is part of Takarazuka's official name (), is not available on all systems. (It can be entered in Wikipedia with HTML character 塚.) When not available, the kanji (UTF-8 code 585A16, HTML character 塚) is used as a substitute, rendering Takarazuka as . () is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 224,054 in 96463 households and a population density of 2200 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Known as the "inner parlor" of Kansai, Takarazuka is famous for the Takarazuka Revue, hot springs, and the Takarazuka Tourism Fireworks Display held since 1913. It is also famous as a choice residential area along with Ashiya and Nishinomiya. Geography Takarazuka is located in the northern part of the Hanshin area, surrounded by the Rokko Range to the west and the Nagao mountain range to the nor ...
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Chūō-ku, Kobe
is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 28.46 km², and a population of 127,602 with 74,814 households as of January 31, 2012. The ward was formed from the 1980 merger of the former Fukiai-ku () and Ikuta-ku (). The Consulate-General of Panama in Kobe is located on the eighth floor of the Moriyama Building in Chūō-ku. Also in the ward are the headquarters of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Sysmex Corporation, a global medical devices manufacturing company and TOA Corporation, an electronics company. Places of note *Port of Kobe *Port Island *Kobe Port Tower *Harborland *Kobe Airport Education International schools: *Kobe Chinese School Kobe Chinese School is a Chinese international school in Chuo-ku, Kobe, Japan. It is one of two Mainland China-oriented schools in Japan, the other being Yokohama Yamate Chinese School.Co, Emily.School bridges China-Japan gapArchive. ''The Japan ..., a Mainland China-oriented Chinese international school *Kobe Korean Ele ...
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Taka, Hyōgo
270px, Isarigami Rice Terraces 270px, Kitaharima Leisure Village Park Rose Garden is a town in Taka District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 19,589 in 7661 households and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Taka is located in central Hyogo Prefecture. Parts of the town are within the borders of the Kasagatayama-Sengamine Prefectural Natural Park. Neighbouring municipalities Hyōgo Prefecture * Kasai * Tanba * Asago * Nishiwaki * Ichikawa * Kamikawa Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Taka has declined steadily over the 60 years. History The area of the modern town of Taka was within ancient Harima Province. In the Edo Period, most of the area was ''tenryō'' territory under direct administration of the Tokugawa shogunate. Following the Meiji restoration, the village of Naka, was created within Taka District, Hyōgo. It was elevated to town status on Apri ...
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Nishiwaki, Hyōgo
260px, Nishiwaki City Hall is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 39,001 in 17210 households and a population density of 290 persons per km².The total area of the city is . The city calls itself "The Navel of Japan (Nihon no Heso)." Located at the crossing of the 135° East meridian and the 35° North parallel, the city's ''Nihon no Heso'' Park marks the center of the nation Geography Nishiwaki is located in the northern Harima region of Hyōgo prefecture, about 50 kilometers north of Kobe city, bordered by the Chugoku Mountains to the north. The Kakogawa River, Sugihara River, and the Noma River flow through the city, Neighbouring municipalities Hyōgo Prefecture * Kasai * Katō * Taka * Sasayama * Tanba Climate Nishiwaki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with hot summers and cool to cold winters. Precipitation is significantly higher in summer than in winter, though on the whole lower tha ...
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Nada-ku, Kobe
is one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 31.4 km², and a population of 129,095 (2008). A leading national university in Japan, Kobe University, is located in this ward, as is the city's Oji Zoo. The Tadao Ando-designed Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art is a short walk south of the Nada JR station. Rokko High School is in Nada-ku. Sake production Nada is a major sake producing region, and along with Fushimi produces 45% of all the sake in Japan. A plenitude of water good for making sake and a location near Osaka (the hub of physical distribution) made it one of the most principal areas of making sake. It was one of the sake production areas called Nada-Gogō. The fine taste of the Nada sake comes from ' Miyamizu' mineral-rich water, which was discovered during the Tenpō era (1830–1844) by Tazaemon Yamamura from the Uozaki-go district. Miyamizu is hard water high in calcium and potassium but low in iron, making it ideal for making rich, full-flavored ...
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Sayō, Hyōgo
is a town located in Sayō District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,701 in 6797 households and a population density of 51 persons per km².The total area of the town is . Geography Sayo is located in the southwestern part of Hyōgo Prefecture in the basin along the Sayogawa River in the Chikusa River system. Approximately 80% of the town area is occupied by hills and forests. In the early morning from late autumn to winter, there is often a fog called "Sayo morning fog". Neighbouring municipalities Hyōgo Prefecture * Shisō * Tatsuno * Kamigōri Okayama Prefecture * Bizen * Mimasaka Climate Sayō has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sayō is 13.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1488 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 °C, ...
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Kamigōri, Hyōgo
270px, University of Hyogo Kamigōri campus is a town located in Akō District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 14,179 in 6426 households and a population density of 94 persons per km².The total area of the town is . Geography Kamigōri is located in the southwestern corner of Hyōgo Prefecture. Neighboring municipalities Hyōgo Prefecture * Aioi * Akō * Sayō * Tatsuno Okayama Prefecture * Bizen Climate Kamigōri has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with hot summers and cool to cold winters. Precipitation is significantly higher in summer than in winter, though on the whole lower than most parts of Honshū, and there is no significant snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kamigōri is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Kami ...
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Akō, Hyōgo
is a city located in southwestern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 45,747 in 20563 households and a population density of 360 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Akō is located in far southwestern Hyōgo Prefecture. The city is on the border of the Hyōgo and Okayama prefectures, which also divides the Kinki and Chūgoku areas. On each side of the border, ancient Harima and Bizen provinces, which are now Akō and Bizen cities, respectively (except for the former village of Fukukawa, now part of Akō but formerly belonging to Bizen Province), have cultivated their own cultures. Therefore, even at the present days, dialects are vastly different on the sides of the border. A traveller from west to east on the JR San'yō Main Line will notice that the dialect of passengers suddenly changes between Kamigori station in Hyogo prefecture and Mitsuishi station in Okayama prefecture. In Akō, people speak a type of the ...
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Higashinada-ku, Kobe
is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 30.36 km², and a population of 212,111 (2012). South of the Hanshin Main Line, it is also home to some notable sake brewing areas, including Uozaki and Mikage. Transportation Railways *JR Kobe Line ( Sumiyoshi - Settsu Motoyama - Konan-Yamate) *Hankyu Kobe Line ( Mikage - Okamoto) *Hanshin Main Line ( Ishiyagawa - Mikage - Sumiyoshi - Uozaki - Ōgi - Fukae) * Rokko Liner Roads *Hanshin Expressway 3 - Kobe Route, 5 - Wangan Route * Route 2, Route 43, Route 171 Sea *Port of Kobe ( Rokko Island) Education Universities: * Kobe International University on Rokko Island * Konan University * Konan Women's University Public high schools: * Rokko Island High School ( 神戸市立六甲アイランド高等学校) on Rokko Island Private high school: *Nada High School International schools: * Canadian Academy on Rokko Island * Deutsche Schule Kobe on Rokko Island Former schools: * Norwegian School - Moved to Ro ...
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District Magnitude
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity) created to provide its population with representation in the larger state's legislative body. That body, or the state's constitution or a body established for that purpose, determines each district's boundaries and whether each will be represented by a single member or multiple members. Generally, only voters (''constituents'') who reside within the district are permitted to vote in an election held there. District representatives may be elected by a first-past-the-post system, a proportional representative system, or another voting method. They may be selected by a direct election under universal suffrage, an indirect election, or another form of suffrage. Terminology The names for electoral districts vary across countries and, occa ...
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