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	Hyogo Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Southern Hyogo Prefecture was severely devastated by the magnitude 7.2 Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995, which destroyed major parts of Kobe and Awaji, as well as Takarazuka and neighboring Osaka prefecture, killing nearly 5500 people.
		Hyogo has coastlines on two seas: to the north, the Sea of Japan, to the south, the Inland Sea.
		Hyogo borders on Osaka Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture and Okayama Prefecture.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hyogo_Prefecture (739 words)

	Hyogo prefecture
		Most of Hyogo's population lives on the southern coast, which is part of the Osaka - Kyoto - Kobe metropolitan area.　Awajishima is an island in the Inland Sea, lying between Honshu and Shikoku.
		Hyogo (兵庫) is a prefecture in the Kansai area of Japan, near Osaka and Kyoto.
		Hyogo prefecture also includes the famous castle of Himeji and the island of Awaji.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/hyogo_prefecture (459 words)

	Hyogo Prefecture [Definition] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Present-day Hyogo Prefecture includes the former provinces Before the modern prefecture system was established, the land of Japan was divided into tens of Kuni (国, Countries).
		Most of Hyogo's population lives on the southern coast, which is part of the Osaka Osaka City (大阪市; Ōsaka-shi) is the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2.7 million.
		Hyogo borders on Osaka Prefecture Ōsaka prefecture (大阪府 Ōsaka-fu) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan.
	www.wikimirror.com /Hyogo_Prefecture (2506 words)

	Hyogo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Hyogo occupies the northeastern region of the Kinki district, facing both the Sea of Japan and the Seto Inland Sea.
		Despite this, rural Hyogo is filled with communities still bound by old traditions and folklore beliefs.
		Kobe had one of the highest ratios of church to population in the nation, and a number of these church buildings were damaged or demolished.
	www.missionjapan.org /mission/e_mission/hyogo.html (421 words)

	Hyogo [Definition] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Kobe is the capital of Hyogo Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with the ports of Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Hakata, and Tokyo.
		It is in the Kansai region of Japan, in Hyogo Prefecture to the south-west of Osaka.
		Southern Hyogo Prefecture was severely devastated by the magnitude The Richter magnitude test scale (or more correctly local magnitude ML scale) assigns a single number to quantify the size of an earthquake.
	www.wikimirror.com /Hyogo (4821 words)

	NAER members: Hyogo Prefecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Hyogo faces the Sea of Japan in the north, the Pacific Ocean and the Seto Inland Sea in the south; in the northern half of the prefecture, mountains 1,000 m high run from east to west.
		Hyogo Prefecture's climate is moderate with a small precipitation on the Seto Inland Sea side, while the Sea of Japan side experiences high precipitation.
		Hyogo Prefecture is considered as the epitome of Japan because of its composition of different areas ranging from large industrial cities to farming villages amid abundant natural areas and climatic variations.
	near.khb.ru /eng/members/japan/hyogo.html (742 words)

	Tamba Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tamba (ä¸¹æ³¢å½; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan that included both the central part of modern Kyoto prefecture and the east-central part of Hyogo Prefecture.
		Tamba bordered on Harima, Omi, Settsu, Tajima, Tango, Wakasa, and Yamashiro provinces.
		The ancient provincial capital is believed to be in the area of modern Kameoka.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tamba_province (104 words)

	HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE OF HYOGO PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENT
		Nojigiku is a wild chrysan- themum growing in the Harima District on the shores of the Seto Inland Sea.
		Hyogo Prefecture is believed to be the northernmost limit where this flower grows in the wild.
		Hyogo Prefecture is located near the center of the Japanese archipelago.
	www.hyogo.org.hk /en/e002.html (257 words)

	Hyogo Prefecture-Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Hyogo is one of the very few prefectures in Japan that face two bodies of water - the Japan Sea and the Seto Inland Sea.
		The colorful climates of Hyogo have been the backdrop for a variety of traditional crafts that are unique to each locality.
		The Tamba District is famous for the production of Tamba Earthenware, one of Japan's six oldest potteries, while the Tajima District produces the beautiful white Izushi Earthenware and Toyooka woven willow products.
	web.pref.hyogo.jp /english/main/htmls/products06.html (700 words)

	Hyogo on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Iron, steel, textiles, food processing, and lumbering are the main industries of Hyogo, which has industrial centers at Kobe, Akashi, Amagasaki, Himeji, and Nishinomiya.
		Profile of chest injuries arising from the 1995 southern Hyogo Prefecture earthquake.
		The autumnal timbre of Tamba: every fall the Tamba region of Hyogo-ken plays host to a unique international music festival...
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/H/Hyogo.asp (291 words)

	Hyogo Prefecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Hyogo Prefecturefs climate is moderate with a small precipitation on the Seto Inland Sea side, while the Sea of Japan side experiences high precipitation.
		In Kobe, on the Seto Inland Sea side, the annual average temperature is 17.3 and the annual average precipitation is 1,579 mm, while in Toyooka on the Sea of Japan side, the figures are 15.4 and 2,072 mm.
		In the area of international cooperation, Hyogo plans contributions to the international community in connection with urban issues, global environmental problems, disaster prevention, disaster rescue cooperation and so forth, in collaboration with various international research institutions located in the prefecture.
	web.pref.hyogo.jp /kokusai/english/shyogoe.htm (664 words)

	Traditional Crafts in Kansai
		Tamba Tachigui ceramic ware and Tamba fabrics from Hyogo Prefecture are typical Kansai examples of these humble arts, as are the Shigaraki ware of Shiga Prefecture, Kishu lacquer ware from Wakayama Prefecture, and Ise cotton and Matsusaka cotton from Mie Prefecture.
		Tamba also grew cotton, and the region's mountains were plentiful with trees whose bark could be made into fabrics.
		The simplicity and strength of Tamba Tachigui ware, the beauty of Tamba fabrics that grows with repeated washing, and the simple and tasteful form of Kishu lacquer ware; in these simple qualities many perceived the essence of Japanese art.
	www.kippo.or.jp /culture_e/indus/road/livelihood.htm (397 words)

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		The Asada Nosan Funai farm in Tamba had 198 000 chickens, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said in a statement, confirming the 3rd outbreak of avian influenza this year.
		The shipment was made after more than 1000 birds died at the Tamba farm on 20 Feb 2004, an occurrence not immediately reported to local authorities, the Nikkei said.
		Hyogo officials had said that products from the processing plant were stored at distribution facilities and not put into circulation, NHK said.
	www.promedmail.org /pls/askus/f?p=2400:1001:15056922377481571074::::F2400_P1001_BACK_PAGE,F2400_P1001_ARCHIVE_NUMBER,F2400_P1001_USE_ARCHIVE:1001,20040229.0625,Y (925 words)

	MEATNEWS: Third AI Case in Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Reports from Japan have revealed that approximately 18,000 chickens have died of avian influenza during the past two weeks on a farm in Tamba, Kyoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan.
		However, officials feared AI had already spread to a slaughterhouse in neighboring Hyogo prefecture after 25 birds there tested positive for the virus in initial tests on Saturday.
		However, meat from 10 birds was delivered to a restaurant in Osaka, the Hyogo government said in a statement.
	www.meatnews.com /index.cfm?fuseaction=Article&artNum=7030&Status=Archive (328 words)

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		A spokesman for the plant in Hyogo Prefecture indicated that all the meat from the 7000 birds received from the farm in Tamba was in frozen storage, and would be destroyed so it would never reach consumers.
		The origin of infection at the farm in Tamba is unknown at present and is under investigation.
		Unlike the Yamaguchi case (36 000 birds) where the infected material was buried in a special trench dug on an adjacent parcel of land, the residents of Tamba are objecting to a similar arrangement.
	www.promedmail.org /pls/askus/f?p=2400:1001:7963680610848284690::::F2400_P1001_BACK_PAGE,F2400_P1001_ARCHIVE_NUMBER,F2400_P1001_USE_ARCHIVE:1001,20040302.0634,Y (1130 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Japan
		The Asada Nosan Funai farm in Tamba had 198,000 chickens, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said in a statement, confirming the third outbreak of avian influenza this year.
		The shipment was made after more than 1,000 birds died at the Tamba farm on Feb. 20, an occurrence not immediately reported to local authorities, the Nikkei said.
		Ten live chickens at the Hyogo processing plant sent from Okayama Prefecture and kept with those from the flu-infected farm tested positive for avian influenza in a preliminary examination, the Nikkei said, citing unnamed Hyogo government officials.
	quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000101&sid=aNcF1eL3hhts&refer=japan (500 words)

	B & C ANTIQUES Antiques,Regional Art,Asian,Japanese,Stoneware Directory
		Classic Tamba ware tokkuri (sake bottle), the rich brown ceramic body decorated with an almost fl glaze at the neck which drips down the length of the bottle on all sides.
		Tamba, a remote and mountainous area lying to the northeast of Kyoto and Osaka, has been the center of an ancient tradition of pottery for over 600 years.
		The village of Tachikui, located in an isolated mountain region of northern Hyogo Prefecture, is the last pottery village in Tamba.
	www.bandcantiques.com /catalog/Antiques:Regional_Art:Asian:Japanese:Stoneware10.html (2326 words)

	The Japan Times Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The Tamba region of Hyogo Prefecture raises beef that rivals the fabled Kobe beef and grows rice, beans and other produce famous throughout the land.
		Back in Tamba, miles away from Bizen proper, Shozan has built a small artists' village he calls Tonari Mura, "the village next door." Throughout the year, artists and amateurs come to spin the wheel and throw a few pots in the Bizen style with the clay Shozan trucks into his studio from Okayama.
		Once you have had your fill of vegetarianism, grab some of the local Tamba beef before you head back to Tonari Mura for the evening -- there are wonderful indoor grills in the cabins which are designed just for barbecuing this local beef.
	www.japantimes.com /cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fg20030418rl.htm (1038 words)

	Untitled Normal Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The Tamba mountain range located almost at the center divides the climate of the prefecture into the Japan Sea type and the inland type.
		The sawtooth coastline along Tango and Chutan is an area that exhibits a variety of characteristics and is bestowed with beautiful scenery and deep natural harbors.
		The Katsura River and Yura River both originate in Tamba and flow through the prefecture, with the Kameoka, Fukuchiyama, and other basins spread along them.
	www2.hawaii.edu /~akinjo/PROJ16/Geog.htm (381 words)

	Shigyoshi Ichino
		His experience was of great value because he came as a fully trained traditional Japanese potter from the Tamba area where pots had been made for two thousand years.
		Janet Leach had worked and lived in his home during her studies in Japan in 1954-1955 and she encouraged Shige to bring his wife and two children with him to experience life in the West.
		In 1990 he was awarded the Kobe Newspaper award for the Hyogo artists craftsmen exhibition and in 1997 modeled a monument placed in front of the Sasayamaguchi National Railway Station.
	www.leachpottery.com /English/shigeyoshi_ichino.htm (172 words)

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		The Kogenji Temple constructed in the Tamba District some 680 years ago is famous for its beautiful turning of the leaves.
		The Hyogo Prefectural Arimafuji Park is the first of its kind in Prefectural urban park in that Prefectural residents participate at various stages from planning to management.
		The largest gravemound of this type in Hyogo Prefecture, constructed between the end of 4th century and the beginning of 5th century.
	page.freett.com /arichan/diaryE.htm (3467 words)

	Look Japan: The autumnal timbre of Tamba: every fall the Tamba region of Hyogo-ken plays host to a unique international ...
		TO reach the lush green forests of Tamba, one can take a train from Osaka, enjoying a rocking ride for about an hour before arriving in a world that's very different from the frenetic clamor of the city.
		Located in the central-eastern part of Hyogo-ken (prefecture), the Tamba region offers many beautiful pastoral scenes filled with emotional power, interspersed with mountain forests that cover about 75% of the area.
		The small town of Tamba (population 120,000) is at its most beautiful during autumn...
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_go2709/is_200203/ai_n6721273 (228 words)

	[Farmepi-l] PRO> ProMED Digest V2004 #94 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		A spokesman for the plant in Hyogo > Prefecture indicated that all the meat from the 7000 birds received > from the farm in Tamba was in frozen storage, and would be destroyed > so it would never reach consumers.
		> > The origin of infection at the farm in Tamba is unknown at present > and is under investigation.
		Unlike the > Yamaguchi case (36 000 birds) where the infected material was buried > in a special trench dug on an adjacent parcel of land, the residents > of Tamba are objecting to a similar arrangement.
	www.sld.cu /pipermail/farmepi-l/2004-March/000291.html (3816 words)

	Outdoor Japan - Column - Kansai: Tales From The West - Tamba - Exploring Hyogo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Heading northwest from Osaka, we find ourselves in the upper reaches of Hyogo Prefecture, it is from here that our journey takes on a more adventurous feel, with at least a 20-minute drive between convenience stores.
		The town is also home to the second largest “kofun” or “key shaped burial mound” (used only to bury people of great importance) to be found in Hyogo, which suggests that Sasayama once enjoyed strong ties to Japan’s powers-that-be.
		Apparently the small “Cho” was once even considered as a suitable replacement for moving the capital from Nara, however some city planner with incredible foresight probably decided that the surrounding mountains would preclude any possibility of zoning an international airport - a thousand odd years into the future.
	www.outdoorjapan.com /columns/tales-2.html (1669 words)

	Edo Era Tamba Pottery Stoneware Jar & Lid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		A Tamba stoneware lidded pot, with a fitted and loop handled lid, with overglazing in dark brown and white Tamba style drip form, the base unglazed.
		Early production in the large number of kilns at Tamba was mostly of large naturally glazed utilitarian storage jars (Tsubo), wide mouthed jars (kame) and bowls for grating (suribachi).
		Early in the seventeenth century (Edo era 1603-1868) the potters at Tamba began to use applied glazes, and produced a variety of container styles.
	www.trocadero.com /blueandwhiteamerica/items/31525/item31525store.html (196 words)

	SANDA CITY
		There is a jizo (a stone statue of the guardian deity for children and travelers) called "Talking Jizo" on Hidezaka Peak at the boarder of Settsu and Tamba.
		A monk traveling from Tamba was taking shelter from the rain at the small jizo shrine.
		He was so tired that he felt asleep.
	www.city.sanda.hyogo.jp /eigo%20new/history/next3/histo_30.html (171 words)

	Dead crows in Kyoto test positive for bird flu
		Experts said it is highly likely that the crows were infected with the virus near the chicken farms in the town of Tamba hit by the bird flu outbreak, adding they do not believe the crows transmitted the virus to the chickens.
		The dead crows were found at Funai farm in Tamba and neighboring Sonobe town on Friday, together with two other crows, ministry officials said.
		The GSDF's 3rd division is based in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, and oversees Kyoto Prefecture.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /200403/08/eng20040308_136825.shtml (498 words)

	Kyoto -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		fu (urban prefecture), Honshu, Japan, bounded by the ken (prefectures) of Fukui and Shiga (east), Nara (south), and Hyogo (northwest), the fu of Osaka (southwest), and the Sea of Japan (north).
		Much of it is composed of the Tamba Mountains, which are sometimes considered to be the eastern extension of the Chugoku Range.
		It is located some 30 miles (48 kilometres) northeast of the industrial city of Osaka and about the same distance from...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9046584 (681 words)

	Tamba Province -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Tamba Province -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The ancient provincial capital is believed to be in the area of modern (Click link for more info and facts about Kameoka) Kameoka.
		Ruled by a succession of minor daimyo, the region was conquered by (Click link for more info and facts about Oda Nobunaga) Oda Nobunaga and assigned to his general (Click link for more info and facts about Akechi Mitsuhide) Akechi Mitsuhide (who later assassinated him).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/T/Ta/Tamba_Province.htm (76 words)

	Kyoto Prefecture - Art History Online Reference and Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Merger: Tamba, Mizuho and Wachi ( 11 October 2005)
		The Towns of Tanba, Mizuho and Wachi are to be merged to form the Town of Kyotamba.
		The Merger Council of Tamba, Mizuho and Wachi (in Japanese)
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Kyoto_prefecture (743 words)

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