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Hyōgo Prefecture
















Japanese:

兵庫県




Hyōgo-ken






Capital

Kobe


Region

Kansai


Island

Honshu


Governor

Motohiko Saitō


Area (rank)

8,396.13 km² (12th)


 - % water

0.6%


Population  (November 1, 2011)


 - Population

5582978 (7th)


 - Density

auto /km²


Districts

8


Municipalities

41


ISO 3166-2

JP-28


Website

web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/fl/english/


Prefectural Symbols


 - Flower

Nojigiku (Chrysanthemum japonense)


 - Tree

Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)


 - Bird

Oriental white stork (Ciconia boyciana)


 - Fish





Symbol of Hyōgo Prefecture


Template ■ Discussion


Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan on the island of Honshu.[1] The capital city is Kobe.[2]

Contents

1 History
2 Geography

2.1 Cities
2.2 National Parks


3 Shrines and Temples
4 Related pages
5 References
6 Other websites



History[change | change source]
In the Meiji period, Hyōgo Prefecture was formed by merging the provinces of Harima, Tajima, Awaji, and parts of Tamba and Settsu.[3]
In 1993, Himeji Castle was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is in the city of Himeji.[4]
In 1995, the Great Hanshin earthquake damaged Kobe and neighboring Osaka Prefecture. It caused the deaths of 5,000+ people.[5]

Geography[change | change source]
Hyōgo has coastlines on two seas. The Sea of Japan is north of the prefecture and the Seto Inland Sea is on the south. Awaji Island in the Inland Sea is part of Hyōgo.
Hyōgo shares land borders with Osaka Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture and Okayama Prefecture.

Cities[change | change source]
There are twenty-nine cities in Hyōgo Prefecture, including





Aioi
Akashi
Akō
Amagasaki
Asago
Ashiya
Awaji
Himeji
Itami
Kakogawa
Kasai
Katō
Kawanishi


Kobe (capital)
Chūō-ku
Higashinada-ku
Hyōgo-ku
Kita-ku
Nada-ku
Nagata-ku
Nishi-ku
Suma-ku
Tarumi-ku
Miki
Minamiawaji
Nishinomiya


Nishiwaki
Ono
Sanda
Sasayama
Shisō
Sumoto
Takarazuka
Takasago
Tamba
Tatsuno
Toyooka
Yabu

National Parks[change | change source]
National Parks are established in about 20% of the total land area of the prefecture.[6]

Shrines and Temples[change | change source]
Izumo daijinju is the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.
[7]

Related pages[change | change source]
Provinces of Japan
Prefectures of Japan
List of regions of Japan
List of islands of Japan
Hanshin Tigers
References[change | change source]


↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hyōgo prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 363-365; "Kansai" at p. 477.

↑ Nussbaum, "Kobe" at p. 537.

↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.

↑ Japan-i.jp, Himeji-jo[permanent dead link]; retrieved 2012-8-30.

↑ Fukushima, Glen S. "The Great Hanshin Earthquake," Archived 2012-12-18 at the Wayback Machine Japan Policy Research Institute (JPRI), March 1995; retrieved 2012-8-30.

↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.

↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-13.


Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Hyōgo prefecture at Wikimedia Commons

Official Hyōgo Prefecture website
Himeji-jo, World Heritage Site
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Coordinates: 34°41′26.94″N 135°10′59.08″E / 34.6908167°N 135.1830778°E / 34.6908167; 135.1830778






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