Takarazuka 宝塚市 | |
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 Takarazuka seen fromMuko River | |
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 Location of Takarazuka in Hyōgo Prefecture | |
  Takarazuka Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:34°48′41″N135°20′26″E / 34.81139°N 135.34056°E /34.81139; 135.34056 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Hyōgo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rintaro Mori |
| Area | |
• Total | 101.80 km2 (39.31 sq mi) |
| Population (1 February 2024) | |
• Total | 221,846 |
| • Density | 2,179.2/km2 (5,644.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 1-1 Tōyō-chō, Takarazuka-shi, Hyōgo-ken 665-8665 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Cettia diphone,Motacilla grandis |
| Flower | Viola mandshurica (Japanese violet/sumire) |
| Tree | Camellia sasanqua,Cornus kousa |
Takarazuka (宝塚市,Takarazuka-shi)[1] is acity located inHyōgo Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 February 2024[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 221,846 in 96,729 households and apopulation density of 2,200 persons per km².[2] The total area of the city is 101.80 square kilometres (39.31 sq mi). Known as the "inner parlor" ofKansai, Takarazuka is famous for theTakarazuka Revue, hot springs, and the Takarazuka Tourism Fireworks Display held since 1913. It is also famous as a choice residential area along withAshiya andNishinomiya.
Takarazuka is located in the northern part of the Hanshin area, surrounded by theRokko Range to the west and the Nagao mountain range to the north, with theMuko River flowing through the center.
Hyōgo Prefecture
Takarazuka has ahumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Takarazuka is 14.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1578 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 25.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C.[3]
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Takarazuka has been increasing steadily since the 1950s.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1950 | 48,405 | — |
| 1960 | 66,491 | +37.4% |
| 1970 | 127,179 | +91.3% |
| 1980 | 183,628 | +44.4% |
| 1990 | 201,862 | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 213,037 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 225,587 | +5.9% |
The area of Takarazuka was part of ancientSettsu Province and has been inhabited since ancient times, with manykofunburial mounds found within the city limits. TheMefu Jinja dates from theNara period. From theHeian period, numerous landed estatesshōen controlled by theFujiwara family were developed in the area. Takarazukaonsen is mentioned inKamakura period records. In theMuromachi period, Kohama town developed as a temple town for Kōshō-ji, and subsequently Kohama Inn was established as a post station on Arima Road. The area was mostlytenryō territory under direct control of theTokugawa shogunate in theEdo Period.
The village of Kohama (小浜村) was established on April 1, 1889 withinKawabe District, Hyōgo, with the creation of the modern municipalities system. In 1897, Hankaku Railroad (currentFukuchiyama Line) completed. In 1910, the Minoh Arima Electric Railway (currentHankyu Takarazuka Main Line completed). Takarazuka was a center of the culture from the 1910s to 1940s in what has been dubbed the age ofHanshinkan Modernism. This included the opening of the Takarazuka Girls' Opera (currentTakarazuka Revue) on April 1, 1914.
Kohama was elevated to town status on March 15, 1951, changing its name to Takarazuka. On April 1 1954 it merged with the village of Yoshimoto (吉本村) in Muko District to become the city of Takarazuka. The city continued to expand by annexing Nagao Village on March 10, 1955, and Nishitani Village on March 14, 1955, but losing some areas in a border adjustment with the city of Itami on April 1, 1955. On January 17, 1995 theGreat Hanshin earthquake caused more than 100 casualties. Takarazuka was designated as aSpecial City on April 1, 2003 with increased autonomy.
At one time, the idea was raised of merging Takarazuka withItami,Kawanishi, andInagawa, but it is currently on hold.
Takarazuka has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 26 members. Takarazuka contributes three members to the Hyōgo Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is divided between the Hyōgo 6th districts of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Takarazuka has a mixed economy of commerce, manufacturing and market gardening. It is increasingly becoming abedroom community forOsaka andKobe, with quiet, upscale residential neighborhoods like Nigawa, Obayashi, Sakasegawa, and Hibarigaoka.
Takazuka has 23 public elementary schools and 12 public middle schools operated by the city government, and five public high schools operated by the Hyōgo Prefectural Board of Education. There are three private elementary schools, two private middle schools and two private high schools. In addition, the prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.[citation needed]
Kawanishi is serviced by theJR Takarazuka Line and theHankyu Takarazuka Line.Hankyu'sKawanishi-Noseguchi Station is a transfer station to theNose Railway, which runs primarily within Kawanishi.
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