Takasago

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Takasago-shi
高 砂 市
Takasago
Geographical location in Japan
Takasago (Japan)
Red pog.svg
Region : Kinki
Prefecture : Hyogo
Coordinates : 34 ° 46 '  N , 134 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 34 ° 45 '58 "  N , 134 ° 47' 27"  E
Basic data
Surface: 34.40 km²
Residents : 88,223
(October 1, 2019)
Population density : 2565 inhabitants per km²
Community key : 28216-2
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Flag / coat of arms of Takasago
Tree : jaw
Flower : Garden chrysanthemum
town hall
Address : Takasago City Hall
Chidori 1 - 1 - 1 , Arai-chō
Takasago -shi
Hyōgo  676-8501
Website URL: http://www.city.takasago.hyogo.jp/
Location Takasagos in Hyogo Prefecture
Location Takasagos in the prefecture

Takasago ( Japanese 高 砂 市 , - shi ) is a Japanese city ​​on the main island of Honshū in Hyōgo prefecture on the Japanese Seto Inland Sea .

geography

The city is located about 40 kilometers from Kobe and borders the city of Kakogawa in the north and east and the city of Himeji in the west .

history

Takasago emerged from a settlement that was founded in the mouth of the Kakogawa River. It got its name as a reference to the sand washed up in the river mouth, because taka means high and sago means sand .

Before the Edo period Takasago was a pretty small settlement, but by 1600 was Ikeda Terumasa the ruler or daimyo to Himeji Castle . From then on, Takasago flourished as a port. Ikeda Terumasa ordered the construction of a canal to the Kakogawa River. Special boats called Takasebune ( 高 瀬 船 ) transported the rice from the upper reaches of the river to the port. However, as the roads improved, Takasago's importance as a port waned.

The place received its town charter on July 1, 1954 .

economy

Takasago is now an industrial city and has paper mills, food processing, metal processing, ceramics and chemical plants.

traffic

sons and daughters of the town

Town twinning

Neighboring cities and communities

Web links

Commons : Takasago  - collection of images, videos and audio files