Tatsuno, Hyōgo


Tatsuno is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1951.
On October 1, 2005, the towns of Ibogawa, Mitsu and Shingū were merged into Tatsuno. To reflect the new character of the city, the kanji characters in the city's name were changed from to.
As of April 1, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 77,968, with 30,300 households, and a population density of 370 persons per km². The total area is 210.93 km².

Famous people

, composer of the folk melody "Akatombo" and Fumito Ueda, director of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus were born in Tatsuno.

Industries

Tatsuno is famous for production of sōmen and soy sauce in Japan.