Itami 伊丹市 | |
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 Itami City Hall | |
 Flag  Chapter | |
 Location of Itami in Hyōgo Prefecture | |
  Itami Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:34°47′N135°24′E / 34.783°N 135.400°E /34.783; 135.400[1] | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Hyōgo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shinya Nakata (中田慎也) (from April 2025)[citation needed] |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.00 km2 (9.65 sq mi) |
| Population (1 November 2022) | |
• Total | 197,215 |
| • Density | 7,889/km2 (20,430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 1-1 Senzo, Itami-shi, Hyōgo-ken 664-8503 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Mallard (male)[2] |
| Flower | Azalea |
Itami (伊丹市,Itami-shi) is acity located inHyōgo Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 November 2022[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 197,215 in 83,580 households and apopulation density of 7,900/km2 (20,000/sq mi).[3] The total area of the city is 25.00 square kilometres (9.65 sq mi).
Itami is located in south-easternHyōgo Prefecture, with the Ina River to the east and theMuko River to the west.[1] The city area is a flat, undulating gentle terrain throughout.[1] JR West Japan JR Takarazuka Line (also known as theFukuchiyama Line) andHankyū Itami Line traverse north and south. It is roughly 10 km (6.2 mi) fromOsaka and contactsKawanishi in the north,Takarazuka in the northwest,Nishinomiya andAmagasaki in the southwest, andIkeda andToyonaka in the east.[1] In Hyōgo prefecture, the population density is the second highest followingAmagasaki in the south.
Hyōgo Prefecture
Itami has aHumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Itami is 15.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.7 °C.[4]
Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Itami has been increasing steadily since the 1950s.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1950 | 59,838 | — |
| 1960 | 86,455 | +44.5% |
| 1970 | 153,736 | +77.8% |
| 1980 | 178,228 | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 186,134 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 192,159 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 186,160 | −3.1% |
The area of modern Itami is part of ancientSettsu Province and the hilly area is called the Itami plateau, between the Ina River and theMuko River have been continuously inhabited since theJapanese Paleolithic period.Stone tools,Jomon pottery andYayoi pottery and settlement traces have been found in several areas within the city limits, and rice cultivation was done in the area from ancient times. The area also has manykofunburial mounds, including theGogadzuka Kofun (御願塚古墳)[6] andKashiwagi Kofun, which were built during theKofun period. The names 'Inano', 'Inabe' and 'Ina Prefecture', all of appear to be variants of 'Itami' appear in theNihon Shoki and inwaka poems from theNara andHeian periods. In the northern part of the city, theItami temple ruins date from between the Nara period to theKamakura period.
The center of Itami became a wealthycastle town by the middle ofSengoku period with the construction ofArioka Castle, held byAraki Murashige ruled underOda Nobunaga. After the uprising and defeat of Araki, the castle was torn down. During theEdo Period, the town was taken over by theKonoe family ofcourt nobility, and thesake brewing industry prospered under its protection.
Following theMeiji restoration, the holdings of the Konoe family were incorporated into Hyōgo Prefecture. The town of Itami was established 1 April 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Itami was raised to city status on 10 November 1940. Great portions of the city were damaged in theGreat Hanshin–Awaji earthquake of 1995, but were quickly rebuilt.
Itami has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 28 members. Itami contributes three members to the Hyōgo Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is in the Hyōgo 6th districts of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Together with the adjacent Yamamoto district of Takarazuka, the horticultural industry in Itami is one of the three major plant production areas in Japan. Thecherry trees planted along thePotomac River in the United States were grown using Itami cherry trees as rootstocks. The city has a mixed economy of commerce, industry and is also acommuter town for Osaka.
The history ofsake brewing in Itami is very old, having been done since theMuromachi period. In the Itami area, a method of brewing clear and colorless Japanese rice wine, now known assake, was discovered.[1] In theEdo period, thesake brewed in Itami was popular.[1]Sake remains a significant contributor to the local economy.[1]
Itami has 17 public elementary schools and eight public middle schools operated by the city government, and five public high schools operated by the Hyōgo Prefectural Board of Education. In addition, the city also operates one and the prefecture operates two special education school for the handicapped. TheOtemae College, a junior college, is located in the city.
There is aNorth Korean school in Itami: Itami Korean Elementary School (伊丹朝鮮初級学校).[7]
Most ofOsaka International Airport is located in Itami (hence its common name "Itami Airport"); it is Osaka's primary domestic airport, after all international flights and some domestic flights shifted toKansai International Airport in 1994. Despite the airport's association with Itami, the terminal complex is located in the neighboring city ofToyonaka and the Itami city center is connected to the airport only by a long tunnel that passes beneath the runway andtarmac.
たみまるの特徴・設定[：] カモ科の水鳥「マガモ」の雄がモチーフ。 [Characteristics and setting of Tamimaru: The motif of the male of the water bird 'Mallard' of the duck family.]
Kakimori* Bunko is a museum-library for the Kakimori Collection, one of the world's three** major collections of haiku poetry and painting. It was founded in November 1984. The collection itself was assembled by the late Professor Rihei Okada (1892–1982), an honorary citizen of Itami and authority on Japanese classical literature.
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