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Takarazuka (宝塚市, Takarazuka-shi)[1] is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 225,228 and a population density of 2,200 persons per km². The total area is 101.89 km².

Takarazuka 宝塚市
Special city
View of the City in Muko River
Flag Seal
Location of Takarazuka in Hyōgo Prefecture
Takarazuka Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°48′41″N 135°20′26″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Hyōgo Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Harue Yamasaki
Area
• Total	101.89 km2 (39.34 sq mi)
Population  (1 October 2016)
• Total	225,228
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1-1 Tōyō-chō, Takarazuka-shi, Hyōgo-ken 665-8665
Website	www.city.takarazuka.hyogo.jp
Symbols
Bird	Cettia diphone, Motacilla grandis
Flower	Viola mandshurica (Japanese violet/sumire)
Tree	Camellia sasanqua, Cornus kousa

History

• 825: Sumiyoshi Shrine built.
• Between 1492 and 1500: Kohama town was established as a temple town for Koushou-ji.
• 17th century: Kohama Inn was established as a post station on Arima Road.
• 1887: Takarazuka hot springs opened.
• 1897: Hankaku Railroad (current Fukuchiyama Line) completed.
• 1910: Minoh Arima Electric Railway (current Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line completed).
• 1910s-1940s: The age of Hanshinkan Modernism. Takarazuka was a center of the culture.
• April 1, 1914: First performance by Takarazuka Girls' Opera (current Takarazuka Revue).
• March 15, 1951: Kohama Village, Kawabe District incorporated as Town of Takarazuka (宝塚町 Takarazuka-chō).
• April 1, 1954: Town of Takarazuka and Yoshimoto Village, Muko District merge to become City of Takarazuka (宝塚市 Takarazuka-shi).
• March 10, 1955: Nagao Village, Kawabe District annexed.
• March 14, 1955: Nishitani Village, Kawabe District annexed.
• April 1, 1955: Ogino, Aramaki,　Kounoike, and Ohno-Nitta ceded to Itami.
• January 17, 1995: Great Hanshin earthquake causes more than 100 casualties.
• April 1, 2003: Designated as a Special City.
• April 1, 2004: 50th anniversary of establishment as city.

Geography

Takarazuka is nestled between the Rokko Range to the west and Nagao Range to the north with the Muko River running through the center of the city.

A bedroom community for Osaka and Kobe, there are quiet, upscale residential neighborhoods like Nigawa, Obayashi, Sakasegawa, and Hibarigaoka.

Known as the inner parlor of Kansai, Takarazuka is famous for the Takarazuka Revue, hot springs, and the Takarazuka Tourism Fireworks Display held since 1913. It is also famous as a choice residential area along with Ashiya and Nishinomiya.

At one time, the idea was raised of merging Takarazuka with Itami, Kawanishi, and Inagawa, but it is currently on hold.

Neighboring municipalities

• Hyōgo Prefecture
  • Kita-ku, Kobe
  • Inagawa
  • Kawanishi
  • Itami
  • Nishinomiya
  • Sanda

Government

Mayor: Harue Yamazaki (山崎晴恵) (re-elected April 2021)

Economy

HI-LEX Corporation, a manufacturer of remote-controlling cables and accessories for multiple applications is headquartered in the city.[2]

ShinMaywa Industries, a manufacturer of military aircraft (especially seaplanes) and heavy duty trucks is headquartered in the city.[3]

Locality

Education

Elementary Schools

Ryogen Municipal, Takarazuka Number 1 Municipal, Kohama Municipal, Takarazuka Municipal, Nagao Municipal, Nishitani Municipal, Nigawa Municipal, Nishiyama Municipal, Mefu Municipal, Nagao South Municipal, Suenari Municipal, Akura Municipal, Nakayama-Sakuradai Municipal, Nagaodai Municipal, Sakasedai Municipal, Miza Municipal, Koumyo Municipal, Suehiro Municipal, Nakayama-Satsukidai Municipal, Maruhashi Municipal, Takatsukasa Municipal, Akura North Municipal, Sumiregaoka Municipal, Yamatedai Municipal, Hibarigaoka Academy

Junior High Schools

Takarazuka Number 1 Municipal, Takarazuka Municipal, Nagao Municipal, Nishitani Municipal, Houbai Municipal, Takatsukasa Municipal, South Hibarigaoka Municipal, Akura Municipal, Nakayama-Satsukidai Municipal, Gotenyama Municipal, Hikarigaoka Municipal, Yamatedai Municipal, Hibarigaoka Academy, Obayashi Seishin Women's Institute

Senior High Schools

Takarazuka Prefectural, Takarazuka West Prefectural, Takarazuka East Prefectural, Takarazuka North Prefectural, Hibarigaoka Academy, Obayashi Seishin Women's Institute

Miscellaneous Schools

Takarazuka Music School

Vocational Colleges

Municipal Nursing College

Universities

Koshien University, Takarazuka University of Art and Design

There was formerly a North Korean school, Takarazuka Korean Elementary School (宝塚朝鮮初級学校). [4]

Specialty products

• Ornamental trees and flowers (dahlias, irises, etc.)
• Tansan senbei

Notable people

• Saki Aibu, actress and celebrity
• Kyoko Hikami, voice actress
• Makoto Imaoka, professional baseball player
• Minami Itahashi, Olympic diver
• Shinji Okazaki, footballer
• Akira Raijin, professional wrestler
• Kosaku Shimada, professional golfer
• Osamu Tezuka, cartoonist
• Tarō Yamamoto, actor and politician

Facilities

• Takarazuka Grand Theatre (宝塚大劇場, Takarazuka Dai Gekijō)
• Takarazuka Bow Hall
• Flower Road (花のみち, Hana-no Michi)
• Hanshin Racecourse (阪神競馬場, Hanshin-keibajō)
• Takarazuka Hot Spring (宝塚温泉, Takarazuka Onsen)
• Takarazuka Garden Fields
• Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum (手塚治虫記念館, Tezuka Osamu Kinen-kan)
• Takarazuka Hotel
• Tessai Art Museum (鉄斎美術館, Tessai Bijutsu-kan)
• Takedao Hot Spring (武田尾温泉, Takedao Onsen)
• Shōji Residence (正司邸): Mixed Western- and Japanese-style mansion built in 1918–1919. (Designed by Masaharu Furuzuka. National Registry of Tangible Cultural Properties. Filming location for NHK drama Twins (ふたりっ子, Futarikko).)
• Takarazuka City Historical Archives (former Matsumoto Residence): Western-style mansion built in 1937. (National Registry of Tangible Cultural Properties)
• Kohama Inn Resource Center (小浜宿資料館, Kohama-juku Shiryō-kan)
• Nomura Koumuten House (Designed by Antonino Cardillo in 2009)[5]

Religious institutions

• Temples
  • Nakayamadera
  • Kiyoshikoujin Seichou-ji
  • Heirin-ji
  • Gosho-ji
• Shrines
  • Mefu Jinja
  • Matsuo Jinja

Sightseeing and festivals

• Takarazuka Revue
• Flower Road
• Takarazuka Garden Fields
• Takarazuka Tourism Fireworks Display
• Takarazuka Memorial (horse race)

Transportation

Railways

Railways connect the city to other cities in the region including Osaka. Takarazuka Station, serving all railway lines in the city listed below, plays an important role as the city's central station.

• West Japan Railway (JR West)
  • Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)
    • Nakayamadera Station
    • Takarazuka Station
    • Takedao Station
• Hankyu Railway
  • Takarazuka Main Line:
    • Yamamoto Station
    • Nakayama-kannon Station
    • Mefu-Jinja Station
    • Kiyoshikōjin Station
    • Takarazuka Station
  • Imazu Line:
    • Takarazuka Station
    • Takarazuka-Minamiguchi Station
    • Sakasegawa Station
    • Obayashi Station
    • Nigawa Station

Highways

• Chūgoku Turnpike Takarazuka Interchange
  • The West Takarazuka Tunnel, which goes through the city, is known as a famous spot for traffic jams.
• National Road 176

Buses

• Hankyu Bus
• Hanshin Dentetsu Bus
• Hankyu Country Bus
• Shinki Bus

Twin towns – sister cities

Takarazuka is twinned with:[6]

• Alsergrund (Vienna), Austria
• Augusta, United States

References

External links

• Takarazuka City official website (in Japanese)
• Takarazuka City official website
• Takarazuka Revue
• Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum (in Japanese)
• Geographic data related to Takarazuka, Hyōgo at OpenStreetMap

На других языках

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[de] Takarazuka

Takarazuka (japanisch 宝塚市, -shi) ist eine Stadt in der Präfektur Hyōgo in Japan auf der Insel Honshū. Sie wurde am 1. April 1954 zur kreisfreien Stadt erhoben und ist Teil des großen Kyōto-Osaka-Kōbe-Ballungsraumes.

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- [en] Takarazuka, Hyōgo

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[es] Takarazuka

Takarazuka (宝塚市, Takarazuka-shi?) es una ciudad japonesa de la prefectura de Hyōgo. Se ubicada al sur del monte Nakayama y al este del Iwakura, en el centro corre el río Muko (武庫川) . Su área es de 101,89 km² y su población estimada para 2014 es de 228 213 habitantes. La ciudad fue fundada el 1 de abril de 1954 cuando los pueblos Takarazuka y Yoshimoto se fusionaron en una sola entidad, en 2003 se niveló a ciudad especial.

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[ru] Такарадзука

Такарадзу́ка[1] (яп. 宝塚市 Такарадзука-си) — Особый город в Японии, находящийся в префектуре Хиого. Площадь города составляет 101,80 км²[2], население — 227 911 человек (1 августа 2014)[3], плотность населения — 2238,81 чел./км².

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