Country Japan Prefecture Hyōgo Prefecture Local time Friday 5:06 PM | Region Kansai Population 48,674 (Jan 2011) | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) City hall address 3-4-10 Honmachi, Sumoto-shi, Hyōgo-ken
656-8686 Website www.city.sumoto.hyogo.jp Weather 3°C, Wind N at 18 km/h, 79% Humidity Points of interest Awaji Island, Sumoto Castle, Wellness Park Goshiki, Awaji Monkey Center 淡, Aspa Goshikidai Sports Park | ||
Sumoto (洲本市, Sumoto-shi) is a city located on Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on February 11, 1940. As of March 31, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 50,087 and a population density of 267 persons per km². The total area is 182.47 km². On February 11, 2006, the town of Goshiki (from Tsuna District) was merged into Sumoto. Sumoto City is famous for Awaji onions, Naruto oranges and Kobe Beef.
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Map of Sumoto, Hy%C5%8Dgo, Japan
Climate
Sumoto has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is somewhat lower in the winter.
Schools
There are many elementary schools: Sumoto first, Sumoto second, Sumoto third, Ono, Kamo, Yura, Nakagawara, Aiga, Tsushi, Torikai, Sakai, Hiroishi, and Aihara.
There are five public junior high schools: Seiun, Suhama, Yura, Aiga, and Goshiki.
There are three high schools: Sumoto, Sumoto Jitsugyou, and Yanagi Gakuen.
Bicycle rental scheme
Jointly with Awaji and Minami Awaji, the city operates a low-cost electric bike rental scheme, designed to attract visitors to stay for more than one day in order to explore the island.