Editing Itami

{{Short description|City in Hyōgo Prefecture, Kansai, Japan}}
{{About||the domestic airport|Itami Airport|the film director|Juzo Itami}}

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[[File:御願塚主墳の帆立貝式古墳を示す堀のくびれ部分の写真.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Gogadzuka Kofun]]
[[File:Itami city center area Aerial photograph.1985.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Aerial view of Itami city center]]
[[File:伊丹市鴻池稲荷祠碑.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Konoike inari shihi]]
[[File:Itamij03.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Arioka Castle ruins]]

{{nihongo|'''Itami'''|伊丹市|Itami-shi}} is a [[cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Hyōgo Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2022|11|01}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 197,215 in 83,580 households and a [[population density]] of {{cvt|7,900|/km2}}.<ref name="Itami-hp">{{cite web |url=https://www.city.itami.lg.jp|title= Itami city official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja}}</ref> The total area of the city is {{convert|25.00|sqkm|sqmi}}.

==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>

==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-hyogo.php Itami population statistics]</ref> the population of Itami has been increasing steadily since the 1950s.

{{Historical populations
| 1950 | 59838
| 1960 | 86455
| 1970 | 153736
| 1980 | 178228
| 1990 | 186134
| 2000 | 192159
| 2010 | 186160
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==History==
The area of modern Itami is part of ancient [[Settsu Province]] and the hilly area is called the Itami plateau, between the Ina River and the [[Muko River]] have been continuously inhabited since the [[Japanese Paleolithic]] period. [[Stone tool]]s, [[Jomon pottery]] and [[Yayoi pottery]] and settlement traces have been found in several areas within the city limits, and rice cultivation was done in the area from ancient times. The area also has many ''[[kofun]]'' [[burial mound]]s, including the {{Transliteration|ja|Gogadzuka Kofun}} ({{lang|ja|[[:ja:御願塚古墳|御願塚古墳]]}})<ref name="GogadzukaKofun">{{Cite web|url=http://www.city.itami.lg.jp/SOSIKI/EDSHOGAI/EDSYAKAI/SINAI_BUNKAZAI/KEN_SITEI/1386845655251.html|title=御願塚古墳（ごがづかこふん）|trans-title=Gogadzuka Kofun (Go-ga-dzuka Ko-fun)|publisher=Itami City|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512101752/http://www.city.itami.lg.jp/SOSIKI/EDSHOGAI/EDSYAKAI/SINAI_BUNKAZAI/KEN_SITEI/1386845655251.html|archive-date=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=12 May 2018}}</ref> and {{Transliteration|ja|Kashiwagi Kofun}}, which were built during the [[Kofun period]]. The names 'Inano', 'Inabe' and 'Ina Prefecture', all of appear to be variants of 'Itami' appear in the ''[[Nihon Shoki]]'' and in [[Waka (poetry)|''waka'']] poems from the [[Nara period|Nara]] and [[Heian period]]s. In the northern part of the city, the [[Itami temple ruins]] date from between the Nara period to the [[Kamakura period]].

The center of Itami became a wealthy [[jōkamachi|castle town]] by the middle of [[Sengoku period]] with the construction of [[Arioka Castle]], held by [[Araki Murashige]] ruled under [[Oda Nobunaga]]. After the uprising and defeat of Araki, the castle was torn down. During the [[Edo Period]], the town was taken over by the [[Konoe family]] of [[kuge|court nobility]], and the ''[[sake]]'' brewing industry prospered under its protection.

Following the [[Meiji restoration]], the holdings of the Konoe family were incorporated into Hyōgo Prefecture. The town of Itami was established 1 April 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Itami was raised to city status on 10 November 1940. Great portions of the city were damaged in the [[Great Hanshin earthquake|Great Hanshin–Awaji earthquake]] of 1995, but were quickly rebuilt.

==Government==
Itami has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] city council of 28 members. Itami contributes three members to the Hyōgo Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is in the Hyōgo 6th districts of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].

==Economy==
Together with the adjacent Yamamoto district of Takarazuka, the horticultural industry in Itami is one of the three major plant production areas in Japan. The [[sakura|cherry trees]] planted along the [[Potomac River]] in the United States were grown using Itami cherry trees as rootstocks. The city has a mixed economy of commerce, industry and is also a [[commuter town]] for Osaka.

===Industry===
The history of {{Transliteration|ja|[[sake]]}} brewing in Itami is very old, having been done since the [[Muromachi period]]. In the Itami area, a method of brewing clear and colorless Japanese rice wine, now known as {{Transliteration|ja|sake}}, was discovered.<ref name="SakeAndItami" /> In the [[Edo period]], the {{Transliteration|ja|sake}} brewed in Itami was popular.<ref name="SakeAndItami" /> {{Transliteration|ja|Sake}} remains a significant contributor to the local economy.<ref name="SakeAndItami" />

==Education==
Itami has 17 public elementary schools and eight public middle schools operated by the city government, and five public high schools operated by the Hyōgo Prefectural Board of Education. In addition, the city also operates one and the prefecture operates two special education school for the handicapped. The [[Otemae College]], a junior college, is located in the city.

There is a [[Chosun gakko|North Korean school]] in Itami: Itami Korean Elementary School ({{lang|ja|[[:ja:伊丹朝鮮初級学校|伊丹朝鮮初級学校]]}}).<ref>"[http://www.chongryon.com/j/cr/link3.html ウリハッキョ一覧]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20151219132215/http://www.chongryon.com/j/cr/link3.html Archive]). [[Chongryon]]. Retrieved on October 14, 2015.</ref>

== Transportation ==
===Airports===
Most of [[Osaka International Airport]] is located in Itami (hence its common name "Itami Airport"); it is Osaka's primary domestic airport, after all international flights and some domestic flights shifted to [[Kansai International Airport]] in 1994. Despite the airport's association with Itami, the terminal complex is located in the neighboring city of [[Toyonaka, Osaka|Toyonaka]] and the Itami city center is connected to the airport only by a long tunnel that passes beneath the runway and [[Airport apron|tarmac]].

=== Railways ===
[[File:JR logo (west).svg|20px]] [[JR West]] - [[Fukuchiyama Line]]
* {{STN|Itami|x|JR West}} - {{STN|Kita-Itami|x}} 
[[File:Hankyu Railway Logo.svg|25px]] [[Hankyu]] - [[Itami Line]]
* {{STN|Inano|x}} - {{STN|Shin-Itami|x}} - {{STN|Itami|x|Hankyu}}
[[File:Osaka monorail logo.svg|20px]] [[Osaka Monorail]] - [[Nissei Line]]
* {{STN|Osaka Airport|x}}

=== Bus ===
* [https://itamicity-bus.jp/ Itami City Bus]

=== Highways ===
* [[File:JP Expressway E1.svg|25px|link=|alt=]] [[Meishin Expressway]]
* [[File:JP Expressway E2A.svg|25px|link=|alt=]] [[Chūgoku Expressway]]
*[[File:Hanshin_Urban_Expwy_Sign_0011.svg|24px|link=|alt=11]] [[Hanshin Expressway]] 
**{{jct|country=JPN|Route|171}}
**{{jct|country=JPN|Route|176}}

==Sister cities==
*{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Hasselt]], Belgium<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hyogo-tourism.jp/english/column/2010_03.html|title=TID Travel Journal "Itami City: Dream and Fascination"|publisher=Hyogo Tourism Association|access-date=April 2, 2015|archive-date=April 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403082445/http://www.hyogo-tourism.jp/english/column/2010_03.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Foshan]], China<ref>{{cite book|author=Dr. Katsuhiro Sasuga|title=Microregionalism and Governance in East Asia|date=28 October 2004|publisher=[[Routledge]]|isbn=0-415-33134-X|page=144}}</ref>

==Local attractions==
[[File:Kotobagura.JPG|thumb|upright|Itami City Library ({{lang|ja|伊丹市立図書館}})]]
[[File:Itami City Museum of Insects1.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Itami City Museum of Insects]]]]
*Aramaki rose park ({{lang|ja|荒牧バラ公園}})
*[[Arioka Castle]] Ruins ({{lang|ja|有岡城址}})
*{{Transliteration|ja|Gogadzuka Kofun}} ({{lang|ja|[[:ja:御願塚古墳|御願塚古墳]]}}), a {{Transliteration|ja|[[kofun]]}} from the [[Kofun period]]<ref name="GogadzukaKofun"/>
*[[Inano Shrine]] ({{lang|ja|猪名野神社}})
*Itami City Library ({{lang|ja|伊丹市立図書館}})
*Itami City Museum of Art ({{lang|ja|伊丹市立美術館}})
*[[Itami City Museum of Insects]] ({{lang|ja|伊丹市昆虫館}})
*Itami Sky Park ({{lang|ja|伊丹スカイパーク}})
*Kakimori Bunko ({{lang|ja|柿衞文庫}}),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.city.itami.lg.jp/culture_itami/en/haiku/1484132423739.html|title=Kakimori Bunko|publisher=Itami City|language=en, ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512061737/http://www.city.itami.lg.jp/culture_itami/en/haiku/1484132423739.html|archive-date=12 May 2018|url-status=live|access-date=12 May 2018}}{{pb}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.city.itami.lg.jp/seishu_itami/en/hassyo/scenery_spot_of_sake_breweries/miyanomae/1441419469410.html|title=The Public Interest Incorporated Foundation, Kakimori Bunko|publisher=Itami City|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512065348/http://www.city.itami.lg.jp/seishu_itami/en/hassyo/scenery_spot_of_sake_breweries/miyanomae/1441419469410.html|archive-date=12 May 2018|url-status=live|access-date=12 May 2018}}</ref> which claims to be one of the three museums in the world housing major collections of haiku poetry and painting; it houses the Kakimori Collection, a poetry collection of {{Transliteration|ja|[[haikai]]}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kakimori.jp/en.php|title=Kakimori Bunko – haiku poetry and painting collection|publisher=Kakimori Bunko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512054504/http://www.kakimori.jp/en.php|archive-date=12 May 2018|url-status=live|access-date=12 May 2018|quote=Kakimori* Bunko is a museum-library for the Kakimori Collection, one of the world's three** major collections of haiku poetry and painting. It was founded in November 1984. The collection itself was assembled by the late Professor Rihei Okada (1892–1982), an honorary citizen of Itami and authority on Japanese classical literature.}}</ref>
*Koya temple ({{lang|ja|昆陽寺}})
*Koyoike Park ({{lang|ja|昆陽池公園}})
*Miyamena Cultural Towns Itami-shi Itami-cho Town Pavilion, Town Old Okada Family with {{Transliteration|ja|Sake}} Brewery (Important Cultural Property of the Country) ({{lang|ja|みやのまえ文化の郷}})

===Culture and regular events===
[[File:伊丹オトラクな一日の路上演奏風景.jpg|thumb|upright|Itami Machinakanaka Bar on-street performance]]
[[File:街路樹に吊るされた虫籠.JPG|thumb|Insect basket suspended in the street tree]]

*[[Itami Machinakanaka Bar]] is an eating and drinking event in the city center of Itami. It held twice a year, in spring and autumn, and musicians can often be found performing in the streets during the event.
*[[Nakumushi to Go-cho]] is a Japanese poetry event in autumn. In the Itami city center, the "insect hearing" event is held every September. At this event, various events related to "insect hearing" occur—such as music concerts, study sessions, reading books, and workshops—over the course of a few weeks.

==Notable people from Itami==
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*[[Uejima Onitsura]] (1661–1738), Japanese haiku poet of the [[Edo period]]
*[[Yoko Minamino]] (1967–), Japanese actress and singer
*[[Masami Okui]] (1968–), Japanese singer-songwriter
*[[Akira Ueda]] (1970–), Japanese video game designer and founder of Audio, Inc.
*[[Aiko Uemura]] (1979–), Japanese [[mogul skier]]
*[[Hiroyuki Nakajima]] (1982–), Japanese professional baseball player
*[[Katsuki Yamazaki]] (1982–), Japanese professional baseball player
*[[Masahiro Tanaka]] (1988–), Japanese professional baseball player
*[[Hayato Sakamoto]] (1988–), Japanese professional baseball player
*[[Kasumi Arimura]] (1993–), Japanese actress
*[[Matsuri Arai]] (2001–), Japanese diver

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Itami, Hyogo}}
* {{Official website|http://www.city.itami.lg.jp/_8003.html|Itami City official website}}
* [http://www.artmuseum-itami.jp/ Itami City Museum of Art]
* [http://www.itakon.com/ Itami City Museum of Insects]

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