Toyooka

Toyooka City Hall
Toyooka-shi ; 豊岡市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kinki
Prefecture :	Hyogo
Coordinates :	35 ° 32 ' N , 134 ° 49' E Coordinates: 35 ° 32 '0 " N , 134 ° 49' 0" E
Basic data
Surface:	697.66 km²
Residents :	78,299 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	112 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	28209-0
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Bird :	Black-billed stork
Amphibians :	Giant salamander
Stone :	basalt
town hall
Address :	Toyooka City Hall ; 2 - 4 , Chūō-chō; Toyooka -shi ; Hyōgo 668-8666
Website URL:	http://www.city.toyooka.hyogo.jp
Location Toyookas in Hyogo Prefecture

Toyooka ( Japanese 豊岡市 , - shi ) is a city in Hyōgo prefecture in Japan .

geography

Toyooka is east of Tottori and north of Kobe on the Sea of Japan .

history

Toyooka was named Shi on April 1, 1950 after three villages were incorporated.

On April 1, 2005, the new appointment to Shi took place after the merger of the old Shi Toyooka, with the Chō Hidaka ( 日高町 , -chō ), Kinosaki ( 城崎町 , -chō ) and Takeno ( 竹野町 , -chō ) in the Kinosaki -gun ( 城崎郡 ), as well as Izushi ( 出石町 , -chō ) and Tantō ( 但東町 , -chō ) in the Izushi-gun ( 出石郡 ). Both districts ( Gun ) were then dissolved.

Attractions

Takeno Beach

traffic

Street
- National Road 178,312,426,482
train
- JR Sanin Main Line : to Kyoto and Shimonoseki
- KTR Miyazu Line : to Maizuru

sons and daughters of the town

Takuan Sōhō (1573–1645), Buddhist Zen monk
Saitō Takao (1870–1949), conservative politician of the Shōwa era who was re-elected 13 times
Akagi Masao (1887–1972), erosion specialist
Morita Shiryū (1912–1998), calligrapher
Itō Kiyonaga (1911-2001), painter

Neighboring cities and communities

Hyogo Prefecture
- Yabu
- Asago
- Kami
Kyoto Prefecture

Web links

Commons : Toyooka - album with pictures, videos and audio files