Hyogo Prefecture

Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県, Hyōgo-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe. The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo. Present-day Hyōgo Prefecture includes the former provinces of Harima, Tajima, Awaji, and parts of Tamba and Settsu. In 1180, near the end of the Heian Period, Emperor Antoku, Taira no Kiyomori, and the Imperial court moved briefly to Fukuhara, in what is n... more

Country:

Area:

  • 8,393.34 km² (3240.69 mi² )

Population:

  • 5,595,212 (Oct 1, 2005)

Also known as:

  • Hyōgo Prefecture,
  • Hyōgo-Ken,
  • Hyogo-Ken,
  • Hyogo,
  • Hyogoken,
  • Hyōgo
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