Hyōgo Prefecture facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Hyōgo Prefecture |
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| Capital | Kobe | ||||||||
| Region | Kansai | ||||||||
| Island | Honshu | ||||||||
| Governor | Toshizō Ido | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Prefectural Symbols | |||||||||
| - Flower | Nojigiku (Chrysanthemum japonense) | ||||||||
| - Tree | Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) | ||||||||
| - Bird | Oriental white stork (Ciconia boyciana) | ||||||||
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 Symbol of Hyōgo Prefecture |
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Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan on the island of Honshu. The capital city is Kobe.
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History
In the Meiji period, Hyōgo Prefecture was formed by merging the provinces of Harima, Tajima, Awaji, and parts of Tamba and Settsu.
In 1993, Himeji Castle was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is in the city of Himeji.
In 1995, the Great Hanshin earthquake damaged Kobe and neighboring Osaka Prefecture. It caused the deaths of 5,000+ people.
Geography
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
There are twenty-nine cities in Hyōgo Prefecture, including
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National Parks
National Parks are established in about 20% of the total land area of the prefecture.
Shrines and Temples
Izumo daijinju is the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.
Related pages
- Provinces of Japan
- Prefectures of Japan
- List of regions of Japan
- List of islands of Japan
- Hanshin Tigers
Images for kids
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Kobe
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Takarazuka
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Sumoto
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Tatsuno
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Shiso
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Kobe Port
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Kyocera Dome Osaka.
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Dekansho Bon Dancing Festival
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Castle Festival in Himeji
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Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park (Mt. Hyonosen view from Yabu)
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Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park (Torokawataira in Kami)
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Sanin Kaigan National Park (Takeno Beach in Toyooka)
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Sanin Kaigan National Park (Tajima-mihonoura of Sanin Coast in Shinonsen)
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Jōdo-ji in Ono
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Ichijo-ji in Kasai
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Kakurin-ji in Kakogawa
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Chorakuji-daibutsu
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Kitano-chō Yamamoto-dōri
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Izushi
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Sasayama
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Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of Art in Kobe.
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Kobe City Museum in Kobe.
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KOSETSU Museum of Art in Kobe.
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Himeji City Museum of Art in Himeji.
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Asago Art Village in Asago.
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Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum in Takarazuka.
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Arima Onsen, Kobe
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Million-dollar view, Kobe
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Harborland – Meriken Park area in Kobe
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Awaji Yumebutai in Awaji
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Kuchiganaya in Asago
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Kinosaki Onsen
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Yumura Onsen
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Tonomine highland in Kamikawa
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Toyooka Stork Park
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Takeda Castle
See also
In Spanish: Prefectura de Hyōgo para niños
