Suma-ku, Kobe

Suma-ku 須磨区
Ward of Kobe
View of Suma Beach from Mount Sumaura Amusement Park
Location of Suma-ku in Hyōgo
Suma-ku
Coordinates: 34°39′01″N 135°07′50″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kinki (Kansai)
Prefecture	Hyogo
City	Kobe
Area
• Total	30.00 km2 (11.58 sq mi)
Population  (February 1, 2012)
• Total	166,324
• Density	5,544.13/km2 (14,359.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number	078-731-4341
Address	1-1-1Nakashima-cho, Suma-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken, 654-8570
Website	www.city.kobe.lg.jp/ward/kuyakusho/suma

Suma (須磨区, Suma-ku) is one of 9 wards of Kobe City in Japan. As of February 1, 2012, it has an area of 30.0 km², and a population of 166,324, with 71,745 households.

There is a white sandy beach in this ward, which attracts tourists to the Kansai region for sun bathing and popular events during the summer season. The same beach has appeared in the classic epics Genji monogatari, Heike monogatari, and Ise monogatari. Thus Suma is often referred as an utamakura or meisho, referenced frequently in waka poetry, Noh theatre, kabuki and jōruri.

Suma Temple

Tainohata Yakuyoke Hachimangu

Suma Aquarium at Suma beach

Mount Sumaura Park

Places of interest

• Suma Rikyu Park
• Suma Public Aquarium

Notable people

• Shintaro Ishihara - Governor of Tokyo
• Yone Suzuki - businesswoman, lived at Suma-ku before 1927

See also

• Japanese cruiser Suma
• Japanese gunboat Suma

External links

• Official website Template:Ja icon