was a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
located in
Ibo District,
Hyōgo Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to th ...
, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,898 and a density of 545.14 persons per km
2. The total area was 23.66 km
2.
On October 1, 2005, Ibogawa, along with the towns of
Mitsu and
Shingū (all from
Ibo District), was merged into the expanded city of
Tatsuno. The town's name continues to be used as a part of addresses within the former town area.
Geography
The
Ibo River
The Ibo River (揖保川) is a river in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The Ibo, Kako, Ichi River, Ichi, Yumesaki, and Chikusa rivers are collectively referred to as the Harima Gokawa, the five major rivers that flow into the Harima Sea. The basin area ...
runs along the eastern edge of the town.
Adjoining municipalities
*
Tatsuno (as formerly constituted),
Aioi,
Mitsu (also of
Ibo District)
History
* 1951 April 1 – The town is established from the merger of the villages of
Handa,
Kanbe,
Kōchi
Kochi is a city in Kerala, India.
Kochi or Kōchi may also refer to:
People
* Kochi people, a predominantly Pashtun nomadic people of Afghanistan
* , a Japanese surname:
** Arata Kochi (born 1948 or 1949), Japanese physician and World Health Org ...
.
* 1951 August 10 – A small part of the town belonging to the former village of Kanbe (the Nabano section) is transferred to
Aioi.
* 2003 April 18 – The city of
Tatsuno and the towns of
Shingū, Ibogawa,
Mitsu, and
Taishi
Taishi may refer to:
Names
*Taishi (surname), Chinese family name
* Taishi (given name), Japanese given name
Ranks
*Grand Preceptor, ancient Chinese top civilian position: ''taishi'' () in Chinese
*Taishi, an alternate name of the Japanese Daij ...
form a merger council.
* 2005 October 1 – Ibogawa merges with Tatsuno, Mitsu, and Shingū to form the new city of Tatsuno, with the
hiragana
is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''.
It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...
form of "Tatsuno" (たつの) being used in the official name. The town of Ibogawa is abolished.
Leadership
* Yagi Katsuyuki (八木 捷之), Ibogawa town mayor
Education
*Handa Elementary School
*Kanbe Elementary School
*Kōchi Elementary School
*
Ibogawa Junior High School
Media
*
K-CAT eoTV (cable television)
Transportation
Rail
The town is served by
Tatsuno Station on
JR West's San'yō Main Line
The is a major railway line owned by JR Group companies in western Japan, connecting Kōbe Station and Moji Station, largely paralleling the coast of the Seto Inland Sea, in other words, the southern coast of western Honshu. The San'yō Shi ...
.
The
San'yō Shinkansen
The is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Osaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan. Operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West), it is a westward co ...
line passes through the center of town.
Bus
Shinki Bus
Shinki Bus Co., Ltd is a transport company based in Himeji, Japan, operating local bus services in Hyōgo Prefecture and other services mainly related to transport and tourism.
History
The company was founded on 10 March 1927 under the name of Shi ...
had service to
Tatsuno.
Road
*
San'yō Expressway
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The nearest interchanges are Tatsuno IC and Tatsuno West IC, but both are located in the former area of the city of Tatsuno.
*
Japan National Route 2
is a major highway on the islands of Honshū and Kyūshū in Japan. It follows the old Sanyōdo westward from the city of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture in the Kansai region to the city of Kitakyūshū in Fukuoka Prefecture, passing through the Sa ...
*
Hyōgo Prefectural Route 5 Himeji-Kamigōri Route
*
Hyōgo Prefectural Route 440 Kuwahara Kitayama-Ibogawa Route
*
Hyōgo Prefectural Route 441 Nakashima-Ibogawa Route
*
Hyōgo Prefectural Route 442 Iwami-Ibogawa Route
References
Dissolved municipalities of Hyōgo Prefecture
Tatsuno, Hyōgo
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