Country Japan Prefecture Hyōgo Prefecture Population 19,958 (2008) | Region Kansai Local time Saturday 5:28 PM District Kanzaki District, Hyōgo | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Website www.town.fukusaki.hyogo.jp Weather 10°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 82% Humidity University Kobe University of Welfare | ||
Fukusaki (福崎町, Fukusaki-chō) is a town in Kanzaki District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Contents
- Map of Fukusaki Kanzaki District HyC58Dgo Japan
- Transportation system
- Schools
- Festivals
- Kunio Yanagitas house and Matsuoka family memorial museum
- Kanzaki gun museum of history and customs
- House of the Miki family
- Suzunomori shrine
- Restaurants
- References
Map of Fukusaki, Kanzaki District, Hy%C5%8Dgo, Japan
As of 2008, the town had an estimated population of 19,958 and a density of 432.17 persons per km². The total area is 45.82 km².
Transportation system
The Bantan Line (train) is bound from Himeji (south) to Wadayama (north). The local train station is called Fukusaki Station.
The Shinki bus line is bound from Fukusaki to Himeji.
The route 312 and the Bantan highway connect Himeji and Fukusaki.
There is a Fukusaki intersection in the Chugoku highway which connects Osaka to Yamaguchi.
Schools
There are four elementary schools, two junior high schools, one senior high school and a welfare university. In addition, there are four preschools and four kindergartens:
Festivals
There are many festivals in Fukusaki town. Among them are two big ones: Autumn Festival and Summer Festival.
In the Autumn Festival, many young men carry a portable shrine and pray for a good crop of harvest. Many young men wear 'happi', which is a traditional Japanese jacket. Many villagers join the festival, and this is a social gathering.
The Summer Festival is held on the 9th of August at the playground of Fukusaki Junior High School. There are fireworks displayed, bon dancing and drum performances. Many stalls have food and presents for sale. More than 1000 people join the festival every year.
Kunio Yanagita's house and Matsuoka family memorial museum
The house of folklorist Kunio Yanagita (1875–1962) and memorial hall of his brothers is in Fukusaki. He wrote about his house in one of his book Kokyou 70 nen (70 years in hometown): "It was the smallest house in [his] hometown."
Yanagita had four brothers. One of the younger brother's name is Teruo (Eikyuu), a famous Japanese traditional painter. Some of his paintings are shown in the museum.
The anniversary day of Yanagita's death is held at the Santou-Ki Haiku Festival.
Kanzaki-gun museum of history and customs
The museum is a western-style building built in 1886. It was renovated in 1972 to a museum for keeping and promoting the development of culture.
House of the Miki family
The Miki House belonged to the great chief of Fukusaki. It is said that Kunio Yanagita read thousands of books from this family when he was a child.
Suzunomori shrine
Suzunomori shrine is in the Tsujikawa region. Peaceful and comfortable, it is next to Kunio Yanagita's house.