Tatsuno [city] - Tatsuno

Japanese: 竜野[市] - たつの

Located in the southwest of Hyogo Prefecture, in the northwest corner of the Harima Plain, this city faces the Ibo River. In 1951, the town of Tatsuno and the villages of Itsusai, Ibo, Kamioka, and Honda merged to form a city. The population is 40,607 (1995). During the Edo period, it was the castle town of the Wakisaka clan, and even today the castle ruins, winding roads, and samurai residences still retain the feel of a castle town. When the Sanyo Main Line opened in the mid-Meiji period, Tatsuno Station was established in Ibogawacho, 6km south of the city, and when the Kishin Line opened in the early Showa period, Hon-Tatsuno Station was established 2km east of the city, on the left bank of the Ibo River. As a result, the development of modern industry was delayed.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

兵庫県南西部，播磨平野北西隅にあって揖保（いぼ）川に臨む市。1951年竜野町と揖西（いつさい），揖保，神岡，誉田（ほんだ）の4村が合体，市制。人口4万0607(1995)。江戸時代，脇坂氏の城下町で，現在でも城跡をはじめ，屈曲した道路や武家屋敷の町並みなどに城下町のおもかげをとどめる。明治中期，山陽本線開通の際，竜野駅を市街の南方6kmの揖保川町に設け，また昭和初期姫新線開通の際も本竜野駅を市街の東方2km，揖保川左岸に設置するなど，交通改善の機会をしりぞけたため近代工業の発達は遅れた。

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