Tamba, Hyōgo

Tanba 丹波市
City
Flag Chapter
Location of Tanba in Hyōgo Prefecture
Tanba Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°11′N 135°2′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Hyōgo Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Jugoro Tsuji (since December 2004)
Area
• Total	493.21 km2 (190.43 sq mi)
Population  (April 30, 2017)
• Total	65,753
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1 Koga, Narimatsu, Hikami-cho, Tanba-shi, Hyogo-ken 669-3692
Website	www.city.tamba.hyogo.jp
Symbols
Flower	Erythronium japonicum
Tree	Acer

Tanba (丹波市, Tanba-shi) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

The modern city of Tamba was established on November 1, 2004, from the merger of all six towns of the former Hikami District: Aogaki, Ichijima, Kaibara, Kasuga, Sannan, and Hikami.

As of April 30, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 65,753 and a population density of 130 persons per km². The total area is 493.21 km².

Tanba is a very small city. Hikami is the biggest of the six towns which formed Tanba. Kuroi Castle is located in Kasuga. Tanba has many shrines, with the oldest being Hachiman shrine.

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  Tanba city hall Kaibara branch (former Kaibara town hall)
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  A shrine in Tanba
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  Stone wall of a Yagura Tower Kuroi Castle

Transportation

Railway

• JR West
  • Fukuchiyama Line: Shimotaki - Tanikawa - Kaibara - Iso - Kuroi - Ichijima - Tamba-Takeda
  • Kakogawa Line: Kugemura - Tanikawa

Notable people

Takijirō Ōnishi, World War II IJN admiral, "the father of the kamikaze", was born in what is now Tanba.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)