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19-733: Takarazuka can refer to Takarazuka, Hyōgo , a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan Takarazuka Revue , a Japanese all-female theater troupe in Japan Takarazuka Grand Theater , the Revue's home theater in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Tokyo Takarazuka Theater , the Revue's theater in Tokyo Takarazuka Eiga , a film production company from Takarazuka Revue theater Takarazuka Kinen ,

38-474: A border adjustment with the city of Itami on April 1, 1955. On January 17, 1995 the Great Hanshin earthquake caused more than 100 casualties. Takarazuka was designated as a Special City on April 1, 2003 with increased autonomy. At one time, the idea was raised of merging Takarazuka with Itami , Kawanishi , and Inagawa , but it is currently on hold. Takarazuka has a mayor-council form of government with

57-773: A directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 26 members. Takarazuka contributes three members to the Hyōgo Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is divided between the Hyōgo 6th districts of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Takarazuka has a mixed economy of commerce, manufacturing and market gardening. It is increasingly becoming a bedroom community for Osaka and Kobe , with quiet, upscale residential neighborhoods like Nigawa, Obayashi, Sakasegawa, and Hibarigaoka. Takazuka has 23 public elementary schools and 12 public middle schools operated by

76-518: A horse race in Japan Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Takarazuka . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Takarazuka&oldid=1098091664 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

95-413: A major resort area in the one-time vacation home area on the top of Mount Rokko and in the lushly green towns at its base to cater to these wealthy so-called " Bourgeoisie ". Then, under the influence of Western culture, these unique lifestyles of enjoyment were born. These have had a great influence on Japanese art, culture, education, food, such as cookies, amusement, and lifestyles to this day. Even today,

114-574: Is 14.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1578 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 25.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C. Per Japanese census data, the population of Takarazuka has been increasing steadily since the 1950s. The area of Takarazuka was part of ancient Settsu Province and has been inhabited since ancient times, with many kofun burial mounds found within

133-561: Is a transfer station to the Nose Railway , which runs primarily within Kawanishi. [REDACTED] JR West - Fukuchiyama Line [REDACTED] Hankyu - Takarazuka Main Line [REDACTED] Hankyu - Imazu Line Takarazuka is twinned with: Hanshinkan Modernism Hanshinkan Modernism ( 阪神間モダニズム ) identifies the modernist arts, culture, and lifestyle that developed from

152-733: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Takarazuka, Hy%C5%8Dgo Takarazuka is located in the northern part of the Hanshin area, surrounded by the Rokko Range to the west and the Nagao mountain range to the north, with the Muko River flowing through the center. Hyōgo Prefecture Takarazuka has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa ) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Takarazuka

171-541: The Hankyū Takarazuka Main Line ) (opened in 1910), Hanshin Express Electric Railway's Kōbe Main Line (opened in 1920), and others, the opening of rail lines attracted attention to the undeveloped agricultural areas on the outskirts of Kobe/Hokusetsu, and the development of suburban residential areas aimed at creating a comfortable living environment progressed in areas surrounding the rail lines on

190-798: The Osaka Bay area, which continued to grow after 1923 in contrast to the Tokyo Bay area where the spread of urbanization was temporarily suspended due to the Great Kantō earthquake , the Hanshinkan Modernism cultural sphere spread to Ikeda , Minoh , and Toyonaka in Osaka Prefecture , and to Kobe's Suma and Tarumi wards. "Hanshinkan Modernism" is a concept of regional cultural history that came to be used in works like Lifestyle and Urban Culture: Hanshinkan Modernism Light and Shadow and events like

209-635: The Hanshinkan Modernism exhibition . It has become the subject of study for the dawning in this region of cultural phenomena related to the 77-years process of Japan's prewar modernization from the Meiji Restoration to the end of World War II , excluding the postwar reconstruction, rapid economic miracle , bubble economy , etc. occurrences of contemporary postwar Japan. Following the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895), Osaka became Japan's largest economic center, and Kobe developed into

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228-477: The Taisho Period as a residential area not just for industrialists but also for the then rising college-educated white collar intelligentsia, the non-property-owning middle class. Once the cultural and economic environment was in place, many artists and persons of culture relocated to the area, and hotels and amusement facilities offering a variety of cultural, educational, and social spaces were constructed, forming

247-613: The city government, and five public high schools operated by the Hyōgo Prefectural Board of Education. There are three private elementary schools, two private middle schools and two private high schools. In addition, the prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped. Kawanishi is serviced by the JR Takarazuka Line and the Hankyu Takarazuka Line . Hankyu's Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station

266-659: The city limits. The Mefu Jinja dates from the Nara period . From the Heian period , numerous landed estates shōen controlled by the Fujiwara family were developed in the area. Takarazuka onsen is mentioned in Kamakura period records. In the Muromachi period , Kohama town developed as a temple town for Kōshō-ji, and subsequently Kohama Inn was established as a post station on Arima Road. The area

285-639: The largest port city in the Orient. However, due to the industrial expansion of both cities the living conditions in urban areas deteriorated. At the same time, emulating the example of the United States, the Kinki Region experienced a boom in construction of interurban railway lines. Starting with Hanshin Electric Railway 's Main Line (opened in 1905), and continuing with Minoh Arima Electric Railway (later

304-606: The naturally beautiful southern slope of Mount Rokkō , the so-called Hanshinkan area. The urban and cultural development of this area is inseparable from Kansai private railway capital. First, during the Meiji Period wealthy merchants in the Keihanshin region built luxurious mansions one after the other in the vicinity of Sumiyoshi village (current Higashi Nada ward in Kobe). Development of this area made an opportunity for its expansion from

323-508: The region of Japan centered primarily on the Hanshinkan conurbation between Osaka and Kobe , the ideally terrained area between the Rokkō Range and the sea (Kobe's Nada and Higashi Nada wards, Ashiya , Takarazuka , Nishinomiya , Itami , Amagasaki , Sanda , and Kawanishi ) from the 1900s through the 1930s, or the circumstances of that period. Accompanying the suburbanization of

342-672: Was a center of the culture from the 1910s to 1940s in what has been dubbed the age of Hanshinkan Modernism . This included the opening of the Takarazuka Girls' Opera (current Takarazuka Revue ) on April 1, 1914. Kohama was elevated to town status on March 15, 1951, changing its name to Takarazuka. On April 1 1954 it merged with the village of Yoshimoto (吉本村) in Muko District to become the city of Takarazuka. The city continued to expand by annexing Nagao Village on March 10, 1955, and Nishitani Village on March 14, 1955, but losing some areas in

361-654: Was mostly tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate in the Edo Period . The village of Kohama (小浜村) was established on April 1, 1889 within Kawabe District, Hyōgo , with the creation of the modern municipalities system. In 1897, Hankaku Railroad (current Fukuchiyama Line ) completed. In 1910, the Minoh Arima Electric Railway (current Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line completed). Takarazuka

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