Kawanishi, Hyōgo

Kawanishi, Hyōgo

Infobox City Japan
Name= Kawanishi
JapaneseName= 川西市
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Region= Kansai
Prefecture= Hyōgo Prefecture
District=
Area_km2= 53.44
PopDate= 2008
Population= 160,823
Density_km2= 3010.5
Coords=
LatitudeDegrees= 34
LatitudeMinutes= 50
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 135
LongtitudeMinutes= 25
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree= Sakura
Flower=Gentian
Bird=
Symbol
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SymbolDescription= Symbol of Kawanishi: stylized kanji 川 (river) and 西 (west)
Mayor=Tamio Oshio
CityHallPostalCode= 666-8501
CityHallAddress= 12-1 Chūō-chō, Kawanishi-shi, Hyōgo-ken
CityHallPhone= 072-740-1111
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.kawanishi.hyogo.jp/ City of Kawanishi]

nihongo|Kawanishi|川西市|Kawanishi-shi is a city located in Hyōgo, Japan. It is located in the northwestern part of the Kansai Region, about 5 km north of Osaka Itami Airport. It is bordered on the west by Inagawa River.

History

Minamoto no Mitsunaka, 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.

Economy

Kawanishi is home to many commuters who work in Kobe and Osaka, with special 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 peaches, chestnuts, figs, and charcoal.

Transportation

Kawanishi is serviced by the JR Takarazuka Line and the Hankyu Takarazuka Line. Hankyu's 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.

People from Kawanishi

*Miyavi
*Masafumi Kawaguchi
*Atsuya Furuta
*Kaoru Yumi
*Haruna Hosoya

ister cities

*flagicon|United States Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States - 1992
*flagicon|Japan Sawara, Chiba, Japan - 1990

Related items

* Mitsuya Cider - First bottled in Kawanishi

External links

* [http://www.city.kawanishi.hyogo.jp/english/index.html Kawanishi official website]


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