Editing Itami (section)

==Geography==
Itami is located in south-eastern [[Hyōgo Prefecture]], with the Ina River to the east and the [[Muko River]] to the west.<ref name="SakeAndItami">{{Cite web|url=http://www.city.itami.lg.jp/seishu_itami/en/hassyo/sake_and_itami/index.html|title=Sake and Itami|publisher=Itami City|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512071930/http://www.city.itami.lg.jp/seishu_itami/en/hassyo/sake_and_itami/index.html|archive-date=12 May 2018|url-status=live|access-date=12 May 2018}}</ref> The city area is a flat, undulating gentle terrain throughout.<ref name="SakeAndItami" /> JR West Japan JR Takarazuka Line (also known as the [[Fukuchiyama Line]]) and [[Hankyū Itami Line]] traverse north and south. It is roughly {{cvt|10|km}} from [[Osaka]] and contacts [[Kawanishi, Hyōgo|Kawanishi]] in the north, [[Takarazuka, Hyōgo|Takarazuka]] in the northwest, [[Nishinomiya]] and [[Amagasaki]] in the southwest, and [[Ikeda, Osaka|Ikeda]] and [[Toyonaka]] in the east.<ref name="SakeAndItami" /> In Hyōgo prefecture, the population density is the second highest following [[Amagasaki]] in the south.

===Neighboring municipalities===
Hyōgo Prefecture
*[[Amagasaki, Hyōgo|Amagasaki]]
*[[Kawanishi, Hyōgo|Kawanishi]]
*[[Nishinomiya, Hyōgo|Nishinomiya]]
*[[Takarazuka, Hyōgo|Takarazuka]]
[[Osaka Prefecture]]
*[[Ikeda, Osaka|Ikeda]]
*[[Toyonaka, Osaka|Toyonaka]]

===Climate===
Itami has a [[Humid subtropical climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall.  The average annual temperature in Itami is 15.0&nbsp;°C. The average annual rainfall is 1475&nbsp;mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.9&nbsp;°C, and lowest in January, at around 3.7&nbsp;°C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/hyogo-prefecture/itami-5368/ Itami climate data]</ref>