is a city

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 on Awaji Island

Awaji Island

is an island in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, in the eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea between the islands of Honshū and Shikoku. The island has an area of 592.17 km²...

, Hyōgo

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 :...

, Japan

Japan

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. The city was founded on February 11, 1940.

As of March 31, 2008, the city has an estimated population

Population

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 of 50,087 and a density

Population density

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 of 267 persons per km². The total area is 182.47 km².

On February 11, 2006 the town of Goshiki

Goshiki, Hyogo

was a town located in Tsuna District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,143 and a density of 191.43 persons per km². The total area was 58.21 km².It is twinned with Kronstadt, Russia....

, from Tsuna District

Tsuna District, Hyogo

Tsuna was a district located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the district had an estimated population of 11,500, and the total area was 58.21 km².-Former towns and villages:* Awaji* Goshiki* Higashiura* Hokudan* Ichinomiya...

, merged with the old city of Sumoto to form the new city of Sumoto.

Sumoto city is famous for many items some of which are Awaji onions, Naruto oranges, and last but not least Kobe Beef.

Schools

There are many elementary schools, including Tsushi, Torikai, Sakai, Hiroishi, and Aihara, which feed into Goshiki Junior High School.

There are six public junior high schools: Seiun, Suhama, Yura, Aiga, Nakagawara, and Goshiki.

There are several high schools: Sumoto, Sumoto Jitsugyou, Yanagi Gakuen.

Bicycle rental scheme

Jointly with Awaji

Awaji, Hyogo

is a city located on Awaji Island in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.Awaji City was founded on 1 April 2005 from the merger of the former town of Awaji with the towns of Tsuna, Higashiura, Hokudan, Ichinomiya, all in Tsuna District....

 and Minami Awaji

Minamiawaji, Hyogo

is a city located in the southern part of Awaji Island in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.The city was formed on 11 January 2005 from the merger of all four towns of the former Mihara District: Mihara, Midori, Nandan and Seidan...

, the city operates a low-cost electric bike

Electric bicycle

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rental scheme, designed to attract visitors to stay for more than one day in order to explore the island.

External links

Sumoto official website