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Muko River
The is a river in the south-eastern part of Hyōgo Prefecture. This river was selected as the second most important river in the region by the prefecture governor. Its total length is 66 kilometers, and the drainage area is 496 square kilometers. Description The Muko River originates at in the Tanba Highland. It flows through the Sanda Basin, and creates the Mukogawa Keikoku Ravine between Sanda, Hyogo, Sanda and Takarazuka, Hyogo, Takarazuka. It continues into Osaka Plain at Takarazuka, and flows in the Osaka Metropolitan Area to create the borders between Takarazuka and Itami, Hyogo, Itami as well as between Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Nishinomiya and Amagasaki, Hyogo, Amagasaki. This river flows into Osaka Bay, and was used to transport the Kohama style of sake from the in Amagasaki Domain of Settsu Province during the Edo period. Major tributaries *Aonogawa River in Sasayama, Hyogo, Sasayama *Arimagawa River in Kobe, Hyogo, Kobe and Nishinomiya *Arinogawa River in Kobe *Hatsukagaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takarazuka Hyogo
Takarazuka can refer to * Takarazuka, Hyōgo, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan * Takarazuka Revue, a Japanese all-female theater troupe in Japan ** Takarazuka Grand Theater, the Revue's home theater in Takarazuka, Hyōgo ** Tokyo Takarazuka Theater, the Revue's theater in Tokyo ** Takarazuka Eiga, a film production company from Takarazuka Revue theater * Takarazuka Kinen, a horse race in Japan {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shukuba
were Stage station, staging post stations during the Edo period in Japan, generally located on one of the Edo Five Routes or one of its sub-routes. They were also called ''shuku-eki'' (宿駅). These stage stations, or "" developed around them, were places where travelers could rest on their journey around the nation. They were created based on policies for the transportation of goods by horseback that were developed during the Nara period, Nara and Heian period, Heian periods. History These stations were first established by Tokugawa Ieyasu shortly after the end of the Battle of Sekigahara. The first stations were developed along the Tōkaidō (road), Tōkaidō (followed by stations on the Nakasendō and other routes). In 1601, the first of the Tōkaidō's 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō, fifty-three stations were developed, stretching from Shinagawa-juku in Edo to Ōtsu-juku in Ōmi Province. Not all the post stations were built at the same time, however, as the last one was bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edagawa River
Aogiyama Hideki (born 18 February 1970 as Hideki Teraki) is a former sumo wrestler from Hikone, Shiga, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1985, and reached the top division in March 1993. His highest rank was ''maegashira'' 1. He retired in November 2003, and he is an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Edagawa. Career He was born in the city of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, the second son of a restaurant owner. He played baseball in his youth but decided to join professional sumo after his elder brother, who had joined Tokitsukaze stable a year previously, quit sumo. He had an inauspicious debut, losing all three '' maezumo'' bouts in March 1985 and then all seven bouts in his first official tournament appearance in the lowest '' jonokuchi'' division in the following tournament in March. He missed two tournaments from injury in July and September 1989 which saw him fall from the ''makushita'' division to the ''sandanme'' division, but upon his return h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigawa River
is a district along the Nigawa (river), which flows along the border of Takarazuka and Nishinomiya, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Outline Nigawa is one of the districts developed in the early stages of the development of the area along the Hankyu Imazu Line in the 1930s. This beautiful district has also been well known as a district where rich people, including presidents of major companies, sport managers and players, artists, or university professors in the Osaka Metropolitan Area live. However, during the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995, this district was heavily damaged and the aging of the population has started to change the atmosphere around the district. Blocks Nigawa district consists of the blocks as follows; Nishinomiya City *Nigawa 1-chome, 2-chome, 3-chome, 4-chome, 5-chome, 6-chome (仁川○丁目) *Nigawa-cho (仁川町) *Nigawa Gokayama-cho (仁川五ヶ山町) *Nigawa Yurino-cho (仁川百合野町) Takarazuka City *Nigawa Kita 1 chome, 2 chome, 3 chome (� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nose, Osaka
() is a town situated in Toyono District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 9,185 in 4541 households and a population density of 93 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Nose is located in the northernmost tip of Osaka Prefecture, surrounded by mountains, including Mount Miyama (791m) and Mount Kenpi (784m). Commercial facilities and administrative facilities are concentrated in the west area, but facilities are dispersed in small hamlets throughout the town. In addition to the Yamabe River, Ojitsugi River, Noma River, and Tajiri River in the Yodo River water system, the Hozu River flows through the town. Adjoining municipalities Hyōgo Prefecture * Inagawa * Kawanishi *Tamba-Sasayama Kyoto Prefecture * Kameoka * Nantan Osaka Prefecture * Toyono Climate Nose has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nose is . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobe, Hyogo
Kobe ( ; , ), officially , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in the Kansai region, which makes up the southern side of the main island of Honshū, on the north shore of Osaka Bay. It is part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kyoto. The Kobe city centre is located about west of Osaka and southwest of Kyoto. The earliest written records regarding the region come from the , which describes the founding of the Ikuta Shrine by Empress Jingū in AD 201.Ikuta Shrine official website – "History of Ikuta Shrine" (Japanese) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasayama, Hyogo
, formerly known as , is a city in the central eastern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 40,050 in 17,523 households and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The total area of the city is Geography Tamba-Sasayama is located in an inland basin surrounded by mountains on all sides in the eastern part of the prefecture. It is located in the mountains between the Seto Inland Sea and the Sea of Japan. The city has a slightly rectangular area east–west and north–south. Neighboring municipalities Hyōgo Prefecture * Inagawa * Katō * Nishiwaki * Sanda * Tamba Kyoto Prefecture *Fukuchiyama * Kyōtamba * Nantan Osaka Prefecture *Nose Climate Tamba-Sasayama has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tamba-Sasayama is 13.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1582 mm with September as the wettest month. The temp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
