was a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Kinosaki District,
Hyōgo,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 13,519 and a
density
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of 98.49 persons per km
2. The total area was 137.26 km
2.
On April 1, 2005, Kasumi, along with the towns of
Mikata and
Muraoka (both from
Mikata District), was merged to create the town of
Kami
are the deities, divinities, spirits, phenomena or "holy powers", that are venerated in the Shinto religion. They can be elements of the landscape, forces of nature, or beings and the qualities that these beings express; they can also be the sp ...
(in
Mikata District), 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 ...
. The portion of Kami that was Kasumi is now known as Kasumi-ku, Kasumi Ward.
Geography
Climate
Popular culture
The popular
visual novel
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and
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
franchise ''
Air
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'' was set in Kasumi.
Transportation
Train stations
*
JR-West
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**
Sanin Main Line
The is a railway line in western Japan, which connects Kyoto and Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the major railway line of the San'in region, approximately paralleling the Japan Sea, crossing Kyot ...
:
Kasumi
Kasumi may refer to:
Places
* Kasumi, Hyōgo (香住), a former town in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
* Kasumigaseki (霞が関 "Gate of Mist"), a district in downtown Tokyo
* Kasumi, Jajce, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Other uses
* Kasumi (gi ...
**
Sanin Main Line
The is a railway line in western Japan, which connects Kyoto and Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the major railway line of the San'in region, approximately paralleling the Japan Sea, crossing Kyot ...
:
Satsu
**
Sanin Main Line
The is a railway line in western Japan, which connects Kyoto and Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the major railway line of the San'in region, approximately paralleling the Japan Sea, crossing Kyot ...
:
Shibayama
**
Sanin Main Line
The is a railway line in western Japan, which connects Kyoto and Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the major railway line of the San'in region, approximately paralleling the Japan Sea, crossing Kyot ...
:
Yoroi
**
Sanin Main Line
The is a railway line in western Japan, which connects Kyoto and Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the major railway line of the San'in region, approximately paralleling the Japan Sea, crossing Kyot ...
:
Amarube
Major roads
Route 178
Attractions
Historical Sites
*
Daijyō-ji Temple
*
Amarube Viaduct
The is a railway bridge in the town of Kami, Mikata District, Hyōgo Prefecture, on JR West's Sanin Main Line between the stations of Yoroi and Amarube.
The original steel trestle bridge opened in 1912, and was replaced with the current re ...
Other
*
Misaki lighthouse
Misaki ( ja, 御先, "misaki") are a collective term for spirit-like existences in Japan like gods, demons and spirits, among other supernatural entities. Their name comes from a kannushi's vanguard.
Summary
Misaki are subordinate to the high ...
A lighthouse in the Japan's highest place.
References
External links
Official website of Kamiin Japanese
Google map
Dissolved municipalities of Hyōgo Prefecture
Kami, Hyōgo (Mikata)
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