Nishinomiya Inari Shrine
file:西宮市役所.jpg, 270px, Nishinomiya City Hall file:Nishinomiya city center area Aerial photograph.1985.jpg, 270px, Aerial view of Nishinomiya city center file:Hirota-jinja Nishinomiya04s.jpg, 270px, Hirota Shrine is a Cities of Japan, city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 484,368 in 218948 households and a population density of 4800 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Nishinomiya is an important commercial and shipping city in the Kansai region with the third largest population in Hyōgo Prefecture. Nishinomiya is best known as the home of Koshien Stadium, Kōshien Stadium, where the Hanshin Tigers baseball team plays home games and where Japan's annual High school baseball in Japan, high school baseball championship is held. Geography Nishinomiya is located in southeast Hyōgo Prefecture between the cities of Kobe and Osaka. It is bordered by Osaka Bay to the south, the cities of Amagasaki, Itami and Takarazuka ...
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Core Cities Of Japan
A is a class or category of Japanese cities. It is a local administrative division created by the national government.Web-Japan.org "Local self-government," p. 3 retrieved 2012-11-28. Core cities are delegated many functions normally carried out by prefectural governments, but not as many as designated cities. To become a candidate for core city status, a city must have a population greater than 300,000 and an area greater than 100 square kilometers, although special exceptions may be made by order of the cabinet for cities with populations under 300,000 but over 200,000. After the abolition of special city status on April 1, 2015, any city with a population above 200,000 may apply for core city status. Application for designation is made by a city with the approval of both the city and prefectural assemblies. History The term "core city" was created by the first clause of Article 252, Section 22 of the Local Autonomy Law of Japan. List of core cities As of 1 April 2021, ...
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