Kawanishi, Hyogo
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Hyōgo Prefecture
in the northwestern part of the Kansai
Region of Japan, about 5 km north of Osaka Itami Airport
. It is bordered on the west by Inagawa River.
, samurai
court official, and grandson of Emperor Seiwa
retired to Tada village, now part of Kawanishi. A statue of him can be seen next to Kawanishi-Ikeda Station
.
Kawanishi was incorporated on August 1, 1954 out of the former Kawanishi town, Tada village and Higashitani village.
and Osaka
, with express trains running from Osaka to Kawanishi to accommodate these travelers. Though primarily suburban, Kawanishi does have a significant agricultural sector, especially in the northern portions of the city. Major crops include peach
es, chestnut
s, figs
, and charcoal
.
Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station
is a transfer station to the Nose Railway
, which runs primarily within Kawanishi. Hankyu also runs bus
transport throughout the city.
Expressway
road access is facilitated by the Chūgoku Expressway
and the Hanshin Expressway
.
, United States
- 1992 Sawara, Chiba
, Japan
- 1990
Cities of Japan
||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...
located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Hyogo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...
in the northwestern part of the Kansai
Kansai
The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Mie, Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo, and Shiga. Depending on who makes the distinction, Fukui, Tokushima and even Tottori Prefecture are also included...
Region of Japan, about 5 km north of Osaka Itami Airport
Osaka International Airport
or Osaka-Itami International Airport is the primary domestic airport for the Kansai region of Japan, including the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. It is classified as a first class airport....
. It is bordered on the west by Inagawa River.
History
Minamoto no MitsunakaMinamoto no Mitsunaka
, son of Minamoto no Tsunemoto, was a samurai and Court official of Japan's Heian period. Mitsunaka belonged to the Seiwa Genji branch of the Minamoto clan, which traced its ancestry to Emperor Seiwa. He loyally served several successive Fujiwara regents beginning with Fujiwara no Morotada...
, samurai
Samurai
is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
court official, and grandson of Emperor Seiwa
Emperor Seiwa
was the 56th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Seiwa's reign spanned the years from 858 through 876.-Traditional narrative:...
retired to Tada village, now part of Kawanishi. A statue of him can be seen next to Kawanishi-Ikeda Station
Kawanishi-Ikeda Station
is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company Fukuchiyama Line in Kawanishi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. There is a transfer at this station for Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station.-Layout:...
.
Kawanishi was incorporated on August 1, 1954 out of the former Kawanishi town, Tada village and Higashitani village.
Economy
Kawanishi is home to many commuters who work in KobeKobe
, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
and Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, with express trains running from Osaka to Kawanishi to accommodate these travelers. Though primarily suburban, Kawanishi does have a significant agricultural sector, especially in the northern portions of the city. Major crops include peach
Peach
The peach tree is a deciduous tree growing to tall and 6 in. in diameter, belonging to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae. It bears an edible juicy fruit called a peach...
es, chestnut
Chestnut
Chestnut , some species called chinkapin or chinquapin, is a genus of eight or nine species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the beech family Fagaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce.-Species:The chestnut belongs to the...
s, figs
FIGS
FIGS is an acronym for French, Italian, German, Spanish. These are usually the first four languages chosen to localize products into when a company enters the European market....
, and charcoal
Charcoal
Charcoal is the dark grey residue consisting of carbon, and any remaining ash, obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances. Charcoal is usually produced by slow pyrolysis, the heating of wood or other substances in the absence of oxygen...
.
Transportation
Kawanishi is serviced by the JR Takarazuka Line and the Hankyu Takarazuka Line. Hankyu'sHankyu Railway
is a Japanese private railway that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of major businesses operated by Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. The railway's main terminal is at Umeda Station in Osaka...
Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station
Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station
is a train station on the Takarazuka Line operated by Hankyu Railway in southern Kawanishi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan and it represents the city.It is a major service station, featuring stops for all local and express trains, including the special Nissei Express , a commuter train specifically for...
is a transfer station to the Nose Railway
Nose Railway
, occasionally abbreviated as Nose Railway or , is a Japanese private railway company headquartered in Kawanishi, which links several areas in the mountainous Nose, Osaka, area to Kawanishi-noseguchi Station in Kawanishi, Hyōgo, where one can transfer to Hankyu Takarazuka Line to Osaka.Nose Railway...
, which runs primarily within Kawanishi. Hankyu also runs bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
transport throughout the city.
Expressway
Expressways of Japan
The expressways of Japan make up a large network of freeway-standard toll roads.- History :Following World War II, Japan's economic revival led to a massive increase in personal automobile use...
road access is facilitated by the Chūgoku Expressway
Chugoku Expressway
The is an expressway in Japan from Suita, Osaka to Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi. It connects Kansai and Chūgoku regions in the western Honshū, Japan's largest island. Other major cities on the expressway are Tsuyama, Kobe and Hiroshima...
and the Hanshin Expressway
Hanshin Expressway
The is a network of expressways surrounding Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, Japan. Operated by , it opened in 1962.Portions of the Hanshin Expressway collapsed during the Kobe earthquake on January 17, 1995. These sections were rebuilt by 1996...
.
People from Kawanishi
- MiyaviMiyavi, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese visual kei musician. His work as guitarist for Dué le Quartz and his successful solo career have established him as an accomplished musician in the Japanese music scene.- Early life :...
- Masafumi KawaguchiMasafumi KawaguchiMasafumi Kawaguchi is an American Football player from Japan. Born on February 19, 1973 in Kawanishi, Hyogo,Kawaguchi was introduced to football during his senior year at San Clemente High School . He enrolled at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto as an international relations major. He played for...
- Atsuya FurutaAtsuya FurutaAtsuya Furuta is a Japanese former baseball player and player-manager for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows professional baseball club in the Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League...
- Kaoru YumiKaoru Yumiis a Japanese actress.-Biography:In junior high school, Kaoru joined the Nishino ballet group. She gained popularity with her appearance in the 1967 program Re Gaaruzu with Katsuko Kanai and Etsuko Nami in a mini-skirt number. In 1973, she did her first nude scene in the movie . In the same...
- Haruna HosoyaHaruna HosoyaHaruna Hosoya is an athlete from Japan. She competes in the triathlon.Hosoya competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She did not finish the competition.-References:...
- Hideo KojimaHideo Kojimais a Japanese game director originally employed at Konami. He is currently the director of Kojima Productions and was promoted to Vice President of Konami Digital Entertainment in early 2011...
- Kana UemuraKana Uemurais a Japanese singer-songwriter, who debuted in 2004. She is best known for her song "Toilet no Kamisama", an acoustic ballad about her grandmother, which became a hit in 2010.- Biography :...
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- 1992 Sawara, Chiba
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- Tada shrine is located by the Inagawa river in Kawanishi.