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Shisō District, Hyōgo
was a district located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of April 1, 2005 (but with June 30, 2004 population data), the district had an estimated population of 5,983 and a density of 99 persons per km2. The total area was 60.30 km2. Towns and villages * Yasutomi Mergers * On April 1, 2005 - the towns of Chikusa, Haga, Ichinomiya and Yamasaki were merged to create the city of Shisō. * On March 27, 2006 - the town of Yasutomi, along with the towns of Ieshima and Yumesaki (both from Shikama District), and the town of Kōdera (from Kanzaki District), was merged into the expanded city of Himeji 260px, Himeji City Hall is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 525,682 in 227,099 households and a population density of 980 persons per km². The total area of the city is .... district. Former districts of Hyōgo Prefecture {{Hyogo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Japan
In Japan, a is composed of one or more rural municipalities (Towns of Japan, towns or Villages of Japan, villages) within a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture. Districts have no governing function, and are only used for geographic or statistical purposes such as mailing addresses. Cities of Japan, Cities are not part of districts. Historically, districts have at times functioned as an administrative unit in Japan, administrative unit. From 1878 to 1921The governing law, the district code (''gunsei'', 郡制Entry for the 1890 originalanentry for the revised 1899 ''gunsei''in the National Diet Library ''Nihon hōrei sakuin''/"Index of Japanese laws and ordinances"), was abolished in 1921, but the district assemblies (''gunkai'', 郡会) existed until 1923, the district chiefs (''gunchō'', 郡長) and district offices (''gun-yakusho'', 郡役所) until 1926. district governments were roughly equivalent to a County (United States), county of the United States, ranking below Prefectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamasaki, Hyōgo
was a town in Shisō District, Hyōgo, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 25,629 and a density of 143.27 persons per km2. The total area was 178.89 km2. On April 1, 2005, Yamasaki, along with the towns of Chikusa, Haga and Ichinomiya (all from Shisō District), was merged to create the city of Shisō and no longer exists as an independent municipality. Yamasaki was about 45 minutes by car from the nearest city, Himeji, which is to the east. This population was served by a large hospital, the administrative center of Shisō City, and a major intercity highway, the Chūgoku Expressway. There was no rail link, largely dictated by geography. There was one large high school, three junior high schools, Yamasaki translates as "Mountain Cape", a reference to its seclusion amongst a range of forest-covered mountains. The extensive forest area provides the town's biggest industry, logging. The new Shisō City incorporates a number of local townships and v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanzaki District, Hyōgo
is a district located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 67,363 and a density of 185.93 persons per km2. The total area is 362.31 km2. Towns and villages * Fukusaki * Ichikawa * Kamikawa Merger *On November 7, 2005, the towns of Kanzaki and Ōkawachi merged to form the new town of Kamikawa. *On March 27, 2006, the town of Kōdera merged into the city of Himeji 260px, Himeji City Hall is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 525,682 in 227,099 households and a population density of 980 persons per km². The total area of the city is .... (average of three town offices) Districts in Hyōgo Prefecture {{Hyogo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōdera, Hyōgo
was a List of towns of Japan, town located in Kanzaki District, Hyōgo, Kanzaki District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 19,607 and a population density, density of 622.05 persons per km². The total area was 31.52 km². On March 27, 2006, Kōdera, along with the towns of Ieshima, Hyōgo, Ieshima and Yumesaki, Hyōgo, Yumesaki (both from Shikama District, Hyōgo, Shikama District), and the town of Yasutomi, Hyōgo, Yasutomi (from Shisō District, Hyōgo, Shisō District), was merged into the expanded city of Himeji, Hyōgo, Himeji and is no longer an independent Municipalities of Japan, municipality. External linksKodera official website in Japanese language, Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Hyōgo Prefecture {{Hyogo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shikama District, Hyōgo
was a district located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 30,453 and a density of 182.91 persons per km2. The total area is 166.49 km2. Towns and villages * Ieshima * Yumesaki Mergers * On March 27, 2006 - the towns of Ieshima and Yumesaki, along with the town of Yasutomi (from Shisō District), and the town of Kōdera (from Kanzaki District), were merged into the expanded city of Himeji 260px, Himeji City Hall is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 525,682 in 227,099 households and a population density of 980 persons per km². The total area of the city is .... Shikama District was dissolved as a result of this merger. Former districts of Hyōgo Prefecture {{Hyogo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yumesaki, Hyōgo
was a List of towns of Japan, town located in Shikama District, Hyōgo, Shikama District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 21,614 and a population density, density of 147.82 persons per km2. The total area was 146.22 km2. On March 27, 2006, Yumesaki, along with the town of Ieshima, Hyōgo, Ieshima (also from Shikama District, Hyōgo, Shikama District), the town of Yasutomi, Hyōgo, Yasutomi (from Shisō District, Hyōgo, Shisō District), and the town of Kōdera, Hyōgo, Kōdera (from Kanzaki District, Hyōgo, Kanzaki District), was merged into the expanded city of Himeji, Hyōgo, Himeji and is no longer an independent Municipalities of Japan, municipality. Yumesaki was locally famous for its onsens (hot springs), sakura blossoms in Spring, as well as its hiking grounds, with particularly nice trails along Mount Seppiko. The town bordered the city of Himeji. External linksYumesaki official website in Japanese Dissolved muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ieshima, Hyōgo
was a town located in Shikama District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It actually is a group of 44 small islands (4 main inhabited ones and 40 smaller uninhabited ones) about 18 kilometers off the coast of Himeji and Akō. Ieshima is one of the big islands but the name ''Ieshima'' is also used to refer to the entire chain of Islands. On March 27, 2006, the towns Ieshima, Yumesaki (also from Shikama District), Yasutomi ( Shisō District), and Kōdera ( Kanzaki District) were merged into the expanded city of Himeji and are no longer independent municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... Main islands *Ieshima (家島): 5.46 km², about 4,000 inhabitants *Bozejima (坊勢島): 1.87 km², about 4,000 inhabitants *Nishijima (西島): 6.59 km², a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shisō, Hyōgo
is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 35,639 in 14694 households and a population density of 110 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Shisō is located in the midwestern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, about 100 kilometers from Kobe and about 30 km from Himeji, bordering Okayama Prefecture in the west and Tottori Prefecture in the north. The city area extends for 32 kilometer east-west and 42 kilometers north-south, and has the second largest area in the prefecture after Toyooka, but the population density is low because most of the city area is mountainous. The main rivers are the Ibo River and the Chikusa River. The Ibo River flows south to Himeji. Neighbouring municipalities Hyōgo Prefecture * Asago * Himeji * Kamikawa * Sayō * Tatsuno * Yabu Okayama Prefecture * Nishiawakura Tottori Prefecture * Wakasa Climate Shisō has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with hot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichinomiya, Hyōgo (Shisō)
was a town located in Shisō District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,236 and a density of 47.85 persons per km2. The total area was 213.93 km2. On April 1, 2005, Ichinomiya, along with the towns of Chikusa, Haga and Yamasaki (all from Shisō District), was merged to create the city of Shisō and no longer exists as an independent municipality. Ichinomiya literally means "the first shrine" of the province. In case of this town, it is the Iwa Shrine of the Harima Province or Banshū (播州) was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture. Harima bordered on Tajima, Tanba, Settsu, Bizen, and Mimasaka Provinces. Its capital was Himeji. During the .... External links Official website of Shisōin Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Hyōgo Prefecture Shisō, Hyōgo {{Hyogo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyōgo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and has a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, and Okayama Prefecture and Tottori Prefecture 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. Hyōgo Prefecture's mainland stretches from the 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 Keihanshin metropolitan area, the second-most-populated urban region in Japan after the Greater Tokyo area and one of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haga, Hyōgo
was a town located in Shisō District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,691 and a density of 29.08 persons per km2. The total area was 161.30 km2. On April 1, 2005, Haga, along with the towns of Chikusa, Ichinomiya and Yamasaki (all from Shisō District), was merged to create the city of Shisō and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External links Official website of Shisōin Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Hyōgo Prefecture Shisō, Hyōgo {{Hyogo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chikusa, Hyōgo
was a town located in Shisō District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,876 and a density of 37.07 persons per km². The total area was 104.57 km². On April 1, 2005, Chikusa, along with the towns of Haga, Ichinomiya and Yamasaki (all from Shisō District), was merged to create the city of Shisō and no longer exists as an independent municipality. The town offered a reward for any sightings of a legendary being called a Tsuchinoko In Japanese folklore, the , literally translating to "child of hammer", is a snake-like being. The name ''tsuchinoko'' is prevalent in Western Japan, including Kansai and Shikoku; the creature is known as in Northeastern Japan. Tsuchinoko are ... ( :ja:ツチノコ) and still has a mascot calleTsuchi-kunbased on the legend. External links Official website of Shisōin Japanese Article about various Tsuchinoko in the region. Dissolved municipalities of Hyōgo Prefecture Shisō, Hyōgo Popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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