Country Japan Prefecture Hyōgo Prefecture Local time Thursday 8:40 AM | Region Kansai Population 44,717 (30 Apr 2011) | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) City hall address 41 Kita-shinmachi, Sasayama-shi, Hyogo-ken
669-2397 Weather 4°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 62% Humidity Points of interest Sasayama Castle, Sasayama City Historical, Kasuga Shrine, Sasayama Children's Museum, 兵庫陶芸美術館 Museum | ||
Sasayama (篠山市, Sasayama-shi) is a city in the central eastern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
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Map of Sasayama, Hy%C5%8Dgo, Japan
The modern city of Sasayama was established on April 1, 1999, from the merger of the former town of Sasayama, absorbing the towns of Konda, Nishiki and Tannan (all from Taki District).
As of April 30, 2011, the city had an estimated population of 44,717, with 16,702 households and a population density of 118.42 persons per km². The total land area is 377.61 km².
Attractions
Transportation
Sasayama has five train stations, all on the JR West Fukuchiyama Line: Kusano Station - Furuichi Station - Minami-Yashiro Station - Sasayamaguchi Station - Tamba-Ōyama Station.
Festival
The Dekansho Festival, famous for "Bon" style dancing, is held annually, every August 15 through 16 since 1952.
Food
Sasayama is well known in the Kansai region for its agriculture and food products, specifically kuromame or kuro daizu (black soybeans), mountain yam, Japanese chestnuts, azuki beans, matsutake, beef, wild boar and deer meat.