Editing Inagawa, Hyōgo (section)

== Geography ==
Inagawa is located in the southeastern part of Hyōgo Prefecture. Although it is a relatively short distance of 25 kilometers in a straight line from [[Osaka Station]] and [[Umeda Station]], which are the terminal stations of [[Kansai region|the Kansai region]] in  downtown [[Osaka]], Inagawa retains the atmosphere of an old village with forests and rural scenery. The southern part of the town forms part of the Tada Basin, one of the prominent basins in Hyōgo Prefecture that continues into neighboring Kawanishi. A lot of nature remains in the northern part, and [[firefly]], [[Japanese giant salamander]] and [[rhacophorus arboreus|forest tree frog]]s inhabit. In addition, the Inagawa Astronomical Observatory Astropia is located within the Ono Alpsland, the area around the summit of Mt. Oya, the highest peak in the Hanshin region at an altitude of 753 meters. The mascot of Inagawa is Inabō (いなぼう), a character of a [[wild boar]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-10 |title=「県内最長寿のまち」高まる医療と福祉充実求める声 猪名川町１２年ぶりの選択へ |url=https://www.kobe-np.co.jp/news/hanshin/202107/0014487577.shtml |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=神戸新聞NEXT |language=Japanese}}</ref>

=== Surrounding municipalities ===
Hyōgo Prefecture
* [[Kawanishi, Hyōgo|Kawanishi]]
* [[Sanda, Hyōgo|Sanda]]
* [[Takarazuka, Hyōgo|Takarazuka]]
* [[Tamba-Sasayama, Hyōgo|Tamba-Sasayama]]
Osaka Prefecture
* [[Nose, Osaka|Nose]]

===Climate===
Inagawa has a [[Humid subtropical climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall.  The average annual temperature in Inagawa is 14.0&nbsp;°C. The average annual rainfall is 1583&nbsp;mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around 25.8&nbsp;°C, and lowest in January, at around 2.6&nbsp;°C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/hyogo-prefecture/inagawa-50560/ Inagawa climate data]</ref>