Miki, Hyōgo

Miki
Miki ; 三木市
	City
	Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine autumn festival
	Flag Emblem
	Location of Miki in Hyōgo
	Miki Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 34°47′37″N 134°59′35″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Hyōgo
Government
• Mayor	Yoshihide Yabumoto (since January 2006)
Area
• Total	176.58 km2 (68.18 sq mi)
Population (April 1, 2017)
• Total	76,370
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	10-30 Uenomaru, Miki-shi, Hyogo-ken; 673-0492
Website	www.city.miki.lg.jp
	Symbols
Flower	Rhododendron
Tree	Pinus

Miki (三木市, Miki-shi) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It was founded on June 1, 1954.

As of April 1, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 76,370 and a population density of 430 persons per km². The total area is 176.58 km².

Miki is located northwest of downtown Kobe and is bounded to the south and east.

Midorigaoka in Miki

Old houses in Miki

On October 24, 2005, the town of Yokawa (from Mino District) was merged into Miki.

Culture

The Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine is an important local Shinto institution. Several structures at Gayain are important cultural properties.

The ruins of Miki Castle are situated in Miki.

Transport

Miki is accessed with National Route 175 and an expressway. There are several bus routes from neighbouring cities and a town. It is also accessed with Kobe Electric Railway from Kobe and Sanda and Ono.

Sister cities

Visalia, California, USA
Corowa, NSW, Australia

Notable people from Miki, Hyōgo

Tsutomu Oosugi, Japanese professional wrestler
Yuki Kadono, Japanese snowboarder (Slopestyle)
Ōtsukasa Nobuhide, former sumo wrestler
Takashi Shimizu, Japanese professional baseball player (Catcher)

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

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