Itami

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Itami
伊丹市
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Itami City Hall
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Location of Itami in Hyōgo Prefecture
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Itami
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°47′N135°24′E / 34.783°N 135.400°E / 34.783; 135.400 [1]
Country Japan
Region Kansai
Prefecture Hyōgo
Government
   Mayor Yasuyuki Fujiwara
Area
  Total
25.00 km2 (9.65 sq mi)
Population
 (1 November 2022)
  Total
197,215
  Density7,900/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address1-1 Senzo, Itami-shi, Hyōgo-ken 664-8503
Website Official website
Symbols
Bird Mallard (male) [2]
Flower Azalea
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Gogadzuka Kofun
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Aerial view of Itami city center
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Konoike inari shihi
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Arioka Castle ruins

Itami (伊丹市, Itami-shi) is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2022, the city had an estimated population of 197,215 in 83,580 households and a population density of 7,900/km2 (20,000/sq mi). [3] The total area of the city is 25.00 square kilometres (9.65 sq mi).

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Geography

Itami is located in south-eastern Hyōgo Prefecture, with the Ina River to the east and the Muko River to the west. [1] The city area is a flat, undulating gentle terrain throughout. [1] JR West Japan JR Takarazuka Line (also known as the Fukuchiyama Line) and Hankyū Itami Line traverse north and south. It is roughly 10 km (6.2 mi) from Osaka and contacts Kawanishi in the north, Takarazuka in the northwest, Nishinomiya and Amagasaki in the southwest, and Ikeda and Toyonaka in the east. [1] In Hyōgo prefecture, the population density is the second highest following Amagasaki in the south.

Neighboring municipalities

Hyōgo Prefecture

Osaka Prefecture

Climate

Itami has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Itami is 15.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.7 °C. [4]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, [5] the population of Itami has been increasing steadily since the 1950s.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1950 59,838    
1960 86,455+44.5%
1970 153,736+77.8%
1980 178,228+15.9%
1990 186,134+4.4%
2000 192,159+3.2%
2010 186,160−3.1%

History

The area of modern Itami is part of ancient Settsu Province and the hilly area is called the Itami plateau, between the Ina River and the Muko River have been continuously inhabited since the Japanese Paleolithic period. Stone tools, Jomon pottery and Yayoi pottery and settlement traces have been found in several areas within the city limits, and rice cultivation was done in the area from ancient times. The area also has many kofun burial mounds, including the Gogadzuka Kofun ( 御願塚古墳 ) [6] and Kashiwagi Kofun, which were built during the Kofun period. The names 'Inano', 'Inabe' and 'Ina Prefecture', all of appear to be variants of 'Itami' appear in the Nihon Shoki and in waka poems from the Nara and Heian periods. In the northern part of the city, the Itami temple ruins date from between the Nara period to the Kamakura period.

The center of Itami became a wealthy castle town by the middle of Sengoku period with the construction of Arioka Castle, held by Araki Murashige ruled under Oda Nobunaga. After the uprising and defeat of Araki, the castle was torn down. During the Edo Period, the town was taken over by the Konoe family of court nobility, and the sake brewing industry prospered under its protection.

Following the Meiji restoration, the holdings of the Konoe family were incorporated into Hyōgo Prefecture. The town of Itami was established 1 April 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Itami was raised to city status on 10 November 1940. Great portions of the city were damaged in the Great Hanshin–Awaji earthquake of 1995, but were quickly rebuilt.

Government

Itami has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 28 members. Itami contributes three members to the Hyōgo Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is in the Hyōgo 6th districts of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Together with the adjacent Yamamoto district of Takarazuka, the horticultural industry in Itami is one of the three major plant production areas in Japan. The cherry trees planted along the Potomac River in the United States were grown using Itami cherry trees as rootstocks.The city has a mixed economy of commerce, industry and is also a commuter town for Osaka.

Industry

The history of sake brewing in Itami is very old, having been done since the Muromachi period. In the Itami area, a method of brewing clear and colorless Japanese rice wine, now known as sake, was discovered. [1] In the Edo period, the sake brewed in Itami was popular. [1] Sake remains a significant contributor to the local economy. [1]

Education

Itami has 17 public elementary schools and eight public middle schools operated by the city government, and five public high schools operated by the Hyōgo Prefectural Board of Education. In addition, the city also operates one and the prefecture operates two special education school for the handicapped. The Otemae College, a junior college, is located in the city.

There is a North Korean school in Itami: Itami Korean Elementary School ( 伊丹朝鮮初級学校 ). [7]

Transportation

Airports

Most of Osaka International Airport is located in Itami (hence its common name "Itami Airport"); it is Osaka's primary domestic airport, after all international flights and some domestic flights shifted to Kansai International Airport in 1994. Despite the airport's association with Itami, the terminal complex is located in the neighboring city of Toyonaka and the Itami city center is connected to the airport only by a long tunnel that passes beneath the runway and tarmac.

Railways

JR logo (west).svg JR West - Fukuchiyama Line

Hankyu Railway Logo.svg Hankyu - Itami Line

Osaka monorail logo.svg Osaka Monorail - Nissei Line

Bus

Highways

Sister cities

Local attractions

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Itami City Library (伊丹市立図書館)
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Itami City Museum of Insects

Culture and regular events

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Itami Machinakanaka Bar on-street performance
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Insect basket suspended in the street tree

Notable people from Itami

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  4. Itami climate data
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