Tamba-Sasayama

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Tamba-Sasayama
丹波篠山市
City
Sasayama montage.JPG
Top left: Kawaramachi-Tsumairi traditional houses preservation area, right: Sasayama Castle Site

Second row: Taisho Roman Hall, former Sasayama Town Hall
Third row left: Mount Mitake in Taki mountain range, right: Dekansho Bon Odori in August

Bottom: Sasayama Historical Museum

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Flag
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Emblem
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Location of Tamba-Sasayama in Hyōgo Prefecture
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Tamba-Sasayama
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°04′21″N135°13′19″E / 35.07250°N 135.22194°E / 35.07250; 135.22194
CountryJapan
Region Kansai
Prefecture Hyōgo
Government
 • MayorTakaaki Sakai (since February 2007)
Area
 • Total
377.59 km2 (145.79 sq mi)
Population
 (March 31, 2022)
 • Total
40,050
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address41 Kita-shinmachi, Tamba-Sasayama-shi, Hyogo-ken 669-2397
Website Official website
Symbols
Flower Lilium
Tree Cherry blossom
Tamba-Sayama City Hall Bing Ku Xian Xiao Shan Shi Yi Suo .JPG
Tamba-Sayama City Hall

Tamba-Sasayama (丹波篠山市, Tanba-Sasayama-shi), formerly known as Sasayama (篠山市, Sasayama-shi), is a city in the central eastern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2022, the city had an estimated population of 40,050 in 17523 households and a population density of 110 persons per km2. [1] The total area of the city is 493.21 square kilometres (190.43 sq mi)

Geography

Tamba-Sasayama is located in an inland basin surrounded by mountains on all sides in the eastern part of the prefecture. It is located in the mountains between the Seto Inland Sea and the Sea of Japan. The city has a slightly rectangular area 30 kilometres (19 mi) east–west and 20 kilometres (12 mi) north–south.

Neighboring municipalities

Hyōgo Prefecture

Kyoto Prefecture

Osaka Prefecture

Climate

Tamba-Sasayama has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tamba-Sasayama is 13.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1582 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.8 °C. [2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, [3] the population of Tamba-Sasayama peaked around 1950 and has been relatively stable for the past 50 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 49,523—    
1930 49,969+0.9%
1940 46,814−6.3%
1950 57,083+21.9%
1960 51,611−9.6%
1970 43,428−15.9%
1980 41,675−4.0%
1990 41,802+0.3%
2000 46,325+10.8%
2010 43,268−6.6%

History

The area of Tamba-Sasayama was part of ancient Tanba Province, and corresponds almost exactly with ancient Taki District. Sasayama developed as a castle town around Sasayama Castle, which was constructed in the early Edo Period. The town of Sasayama was established on April 1, 1889, with the creation of the modern municipalities system, and expanded its borders through municipal mergers with neighboring villages in 1955 and 1975. It was raised to city status on April 1, 1999, from the merger of the former town of Sasayama, absorbing the towns of Konda, Nishiki and Tannan (all from Taki District).

On November 18, 2018, the city held a successful referendum on changing its name from Sasayama to Tamba-Sasayama in reference to the historical Tanba Province, which still has some influence on local branding and politics. The referendum about changing a municipality's name is the first of its kind in Japan, and the new name officially came into effect in May 2019. [4] [5]

Government

Tamba-Sasayama has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members. Tamba-Sasayama contributes one member to the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Hyōgo fifth district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Tamba-Sasayama has mostly a rural economy based on agriculture and forestry. Tamba-Sasayama is well known in the Kansai region for its agriculture and food products, specifically kuromame or kuro daizu (black soybeans), mountain yam, Japanese chestnuts, azuki beans, matsutake, beef, wild boar and venison. Tourism, including agritourism, is playing an increasing role in the local economy.

Education

Tamba-Sasayama has 14 public elementary schools and six public middle schools operated by the city government and three public high schools operated by the Hyōgo Prefectural Department of Education.

Transportation

Railway

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

Highways

Sister cities

Local attractions

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Main Hall, Sasayama Castle

Festivals

The Dekansho Festival, famous for "Bon" style dancing, is held annually, every August 15 through 16 since 1952. [6]

Local products

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References

  1. ↑ "Tamba-Sasayama city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ↑ Tamba-Sasayama climate data
  3. ↑ Tamba-Sasayama population statistics
  4. ↑ "In country's first name-change referendum, Sasayama voters back renaming city as Tamba-Sasayama". The Japan Times. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  5. ↑ 丹波篠山市への市名変更は「５月」 ４選の篠山市長方針 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun Digital. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "デカンショ トップページ". Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
  7. ↑ "English｜立杭 陶の郷". tanbayaki.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-05.
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