Country Japan Website www.city.tatsuno.lg.jp Population 81,087 (30 Apr 2011) Prefecture Hyōgo Prefecture | Region Kansai Area 210.9 km² Local time Monday 7:08 PM | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) City hall address Tatsuno Tominaga 1005-1, Tatsuno City, Hyogo Prefecture (兵庫県たつの市龍野町富永1005-１)
679-4192 Weather 8°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 74% Humidity Points of interest Usukuchitatsunoshoyu Museum, Tatsuno Castle, Sekainoume Park, Tatsuno Park, Tatsuno Shiritsu Tatsunor | ||
Tatsuno (たつの市, Tatsuno-shi) is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1951.
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Map of Tatsuno, Hy%C5%8Dgo, Japan
On October 1, 2005, the towns of Ibogawa, Mitsu and Shingū (all from Ibo District) were merged into Tatsuno. To reflect the new character of the city, the kanji characters in the city's name were changed from 龍野市 to たつの市.
As of April 30, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 81,087, with 29,212 households and a population density of 384.43 persons per km². The total area is 210.93 km².
Famous people
Rofū Miki, composer of the folk melody "Akatombo" (The red dragonfly) and Fumito Ueda, director of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus were born in Tatsuno.
Industries
Tatsuno is famous for production of sōmen and soy sauce in Japan.
References
Tatsuno, Hyōgo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA