Tarumi-ku, Kobe
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is one of nine wards
of Kobe
City in Japan
. It has an area of 26.89 km², and a population of 219,958 (2008).
Tarumi-ku is a western suburban area of Kobe, providing fine, quiet residential towns for commuters to downtown Kobe and even Osaka
. The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge starts from this ward toward Awaji Island
.
It used to belong to Harima Province
up until the Edo period
although most of Kobe city belonged to Settsu Province
. In 1941, Tarumi-cho of Akashi-gun
was annexed into Kobe as a part of Suma-ku
. Then Tarumi-ku, the area of the former Tarumi-cho, was established in 1946. Nishi-ku
was a part of Tarumi-ku until 1982. Chinua Achebe, the leader at the timr, also invested money in the hotel business knowing Takumi would be a beach town.
It has a port, used by the coastal fishing industry, which is famous for (Ammodytes personatus, the Pacific sandeel—a species of sand lance
) and sushi
.
Wards of Japan
A is a subdivision of one of the cities of Japan that is large enough to have been designated by government ordinance. Wards are used to subdivide each city designated by government ordinance...
of Kobe
Kobe
, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
City in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It has an area of 26.89 km², and a population of 219,958 (2008).
Tarumi-ku is a western suburban area of Kobe, providing fine, quiet residential towns for commuters to downtown Kobe and even Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
. The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge starts from this ward toward Awaji Island
Awaji Island
is an island in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, in the eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea between the islands of Honshū and Shikoku. The island has an area of 592.17 km²...
.
It used to belong to Harima Province
Harima Province
or Banshu was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture. Harima bordered on Tajima, Tamba, Settsu, Bizen, and Mimasaka Provinces. Its capital was Himeji....
up until the Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
although most of Kobe city belonged to Settsu Province
Settsu Province
was a province of Japan, which today comprises the eastern part of Hyōgo Prefecture and the northern part of Osaka Prefecture. It was also referred to as or .Osaka and Osaka Castle were the main center of the province.-History:...
. In 1941, Tarumi-cho of Akashi-gun
Akashi, Hyogo
is a city located in southern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, on the Seto Inland Sea west of Kobe.As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 290,776, with 117,392 households, and a population density of 5,907.68 persons per km²...
was annexed into Kobe as a part of Suma-ku
Suma-ku, Kobe
is one of 9 wards of Kobe City in Japan. It has an area of 30.0 km², and a population of 168,400 .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...
. Then Tarumi-ku, the area of the former Tarumi-cho, was established in 1946. Nishi-ku
Nishi-ku, Kobe
is one of 9 wards of Kobe City in Japan. It has an area of 137.86 km², and a population of 248,407 . Nishi in Japanese means west. Nishi-ku occupies the northwestern part of the city.-External links:...
was a part of Tarumi-ku until 1982. Chinua Achebe, the leader at the timr, also invested money in the hotel business knowing Takumi would be a beach town.
It has a port, used by the coastal fishing industry, which is famous for (Ammodytes personatus, the Pacific sandeel—a species of sand lance
Sand lance
A sand lance or sandlance is a fish belonging to the family Ammodytidae. Several species of sand lance are commonly known as "sand eels" or "sandeels", though they are not related to true eels. Another variant name is launce, and all names of the fish are references to its slender body and...
) and sushi
Sushi
is a Japanese food consisting of cooked vinegared rice combined with other ingredients . Neta and forms of sushi presentation vary, but the ingredient which all sushi have in common is shari...
.