Harima (播磨町, Harima-chō) is a town located in Kako District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
The town shares its name with Harima Province, one of the old provinces of Japan. Harima was known as Ae village until April 1962.
The name "Harima" is derived from a large area in southwestern Hyōgo Prefecture, commonly referred to as "the country of Harima," or Banshū area.
As of May 1, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 34,590, with 14,668 households.[1] The total area is 9.13 square kilometres (3.53 sq mi). Approximately 30 percent of the area is a man-made island.
The island is one part of the East Harima Coastal Industrial Region.
It also includes a large port for international shipping. Several large companies have factories in this area.
The town flower is the chrysanthemum.
Harima currently has two sister city relationships:
The Harima International Friendship Association (HIFA) maintains sister-city relationships with Lima, Ohio, in the United States and Heping, Tianjin, in China. Activities include yearly cultural exchanges between the people of Harima and their sister-city partners.
Harima-cho's mascot characters "Iseki-kun" and "Yayoi-chan" were born in 1989 as image characters when Harima-cho declared "Let's live together".
This picture was drawn by Yukari Murayama (living in Kobe).
I envisioned the children of the Yayoi period at the Onaka site, and named them Iseki-kun from the Onaka site and Yayoi-chan from the Yayoi period.
Iseki-kun and Yayoi-chan are drawn to tell the viewer how they have dreams and live happily even in ancient times. In the original picture, the residence of the Onaka site and the lizard of the pet are also drawn in the background, so that the Onaka site feels closer and that everyone has lived well since the old days.
Great for all ages. A lot of detailed information about prehistoric Japan. Kids’s craft activities, some fill up fast. Nice, extensive park with replica structures. .
For nearly 20-years, the City of Lima has been sister cities with a city in Japan, learning and sharing each other's cultures in many exchange programs.
Thursday 12-person delegation is in Lima to start a 5-day visit from Harima-cho, Japan. They were greeted by Mayor David Berger who told them about Lima answering questions the 9-student and 3-adult group had. Questions about our schools, industry, government, and of course food. All involved say the cross-cultural partnership is beneficial.
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