Tatsuno たつの市 | |
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 Top left:Tatsuno Castle, Top right:Tatsuno Park, Middle left:Port of Murotsu, Middle right:iinonimasu Amaterasu Shrine, Bottom left:Ibo River, Bottom right:Panorama view of downtown Tatsuno | |
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 Location of Tatsuno in Hyōgo Prefecture | |
  Tatsuno Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:34°51′03″N134°32′43″E / 34.85083°N 134.54528°E /34.85083; 134.54528 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Hyōgo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Masanori Nishida (since November 2005) |
| Area | |
• Total | 210.87 km2 (81.42 sq mi) |
| Population (May 31, 2022) | |
• Total | 74,414 |
| • Density | 352.89/km2 (913.98/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | Tatsuno-chō Tominaga 1005-1, Tatsuno-shi, Hyōgo-ken 679-4192 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Cherry blossom |
| Tree | Prunus mume |
Tatsuno (たつの市,Tatsuno-shi) is a city inHyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2022[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 74,414 in 31119 households and apopulation density of 6200 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 210.87 square kilometres (81.42 sq mi).
The city's name is spelled "たつの", usinghiragana, but the name ofTatsuno Station uses the kanji characters "竜野", while the historic name for the place uses the characters "龍野." According to theHarima no Kuni Fudoki, the origin of the name "Tatsuno" was that upon the death ofNomi no Sukune inIbo District (now in the city of Tatsuno), many came fromIzumo and used rock from theIbo River to make a grave, standing stones in a row on the plain. Thus, it was called "立野", with characters meaning "stand" and "plain", from which it is thought to have changed to "龍野".[2][3]Nomi no Sukune Shrine is located at the place said to be his grave.
Tatsuno is located in southwestern Hyōgo Prefecture extending largely south to north. The city's northern region is mountainous, the southern region faces theSeto Inland Sea, and the Ibo River runs through from north to south.
Tatsuno has aHumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tatsuno is 14.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1519 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.7 °C.[5]
Per Japanese census data,[6] the population of Tatsuno has remained relatively constant over the past 40 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1950 | 72,414 | — |
| 1960 | 70,720 | −2.3% |
| 1970 | 73,058 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 81,167 | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 83,045 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 83,207 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 80,541 | −3.2% |
The Tatsuno area was part of ancientHarima Province and was an important location for traffic on theIzumo Kaidō highway running along the Ibo River, and was the location ofKinoyama Castle, a stronghold of theAkamatsu clan in theMuromachi period. AfterOda Nobunaga gained supremacy during theSengoku period, the area became the territory of theIkeda clan, who ruledHimeji Domain in the earlyEdo period. FollowingIkeda Toshitaka's death, his lands were divided by theTokugawa shogunate andHonda Masatomo, was installed asdaimyō of the newly createdTatsuno Domain. The town prospered as acastle town and the domain passed through various rulers, ultimately coming under the rule of theWakisaka clan beginning in 1672, lasting 200 years and 10 generations, after which came theMeiji Restoration. The castle town's area from the early modern period is extant today in what is now the "old Tatsuno-chō area,” which still contains samurai residences and white-plastered earthen storehouses, giving the city the moniker of"Little Kyoto of Harima".[7]
The town of Tatsuno was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On October 1, 2005, the towns ofIbogawa,Mitsu andShingū (all fromIbo District) were merged into Tatsuno. To reflect the new character of the city, thekanji characters in the city's name were changed from龍野市? toたつの市?.
Tatsuno has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 22 members. Tatsuno, together with the town of Taishi, contributes one member to theHyogo Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Hyōgo 12th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Tatsuno has traditionally been famous for production ofsōmen andsoy sauce in Japan.[citation needed] However, much of the city is rural, with rice farming andcommercial fishing playing roles in the economy. The city is increasing becoming abedroom community, with 25.0% of those commuting to work go toHimeji (2010 National Census).
Tatsuno has 16 public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government and two public high schools operated by the Hyōgo Prefectural Department of Education. There is also one private elementary school and one private middle school. The prefecture also operates two special education schools for the handicapped.
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