Sasayama, Hyogo
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Sasayama (篠山市; -shi) is a city located in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
The city was founded on April 1, 1999 by merging the towns of Sasayama, Nishiki, Tannan and Konda from Taki District.
As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 47,178 and a density of 125 persons per km². The total area is 377.61 km².
Sights
- Ruins of Yagami castle
- Ruins of Sasayama castle
Transportation
There are five stations in Sasayama city:- Kusano Station [link] - Furuichi Station [link] - Minami-Yashiro Station [link] - Sasayamaguchi Station [link] - Tamba-Oyama Station [link] (Fukuchiyama Line, West Japan Railway Company)
Sister cities
- Walla Walla, Washington, United States (August 15, 1972)
- Korinthos Mikines Nafplio Epidavros, Greece (May 26, 1988)
External links
- () [Sasayama official website]
- () [English version]
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| Cities | |||
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| Aioi | Akashi | Ako | Amagasaki | Asago | Ashiya | Awaji | Himeji | Itami | Kakogawa | Kasai | Kato | Kawanishi | Kobe (capital) | Miki | Minamiawaji | Nishinomiya | Nishiwaki | Ono | Sanda | Sasayama | Shiso | Sumoto | Takarazuka | Takasago | Tamba | Tatsuno | Toyooka | Yabu | |||
| Districts | |||
| Ako | Ibo | Kako | Kanzaki | Kawabe | Mikata | Sayo | Taka | |||
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