Nishiwaki

Nishiwaki is a city in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. It was established on April 1, 1952. The city calls itself "The Navel of Japan Nihon no Heso." Located at the intersection of the 135° East meridian and the 35° North parallel, the city's Nihon no Heso Park denotes the focal point of the country. JR West works Nihon Heso Station on the Kakogawa Line notwithstanding different stations in Nishiwaki. As of May 1, 2017, the city had an expected populace of 41,336, with 16,858 households, and a populace thickness of 310 people for each km². The absolute territory is 132.47 km².

On October 1, 2005, the town of Kurodasho from Taka District was converged into Nishiwaki. Nisshi was made to advance the city in 2010, and she wears a blue garments made of "Banshu-Ori", which is a sort of material and popular in Nisiwaki city. Sakura is Nisshi's sister and wears pink clothes. Nishiwaki has been the sister city of Renton, Washington, U.S.A since 1969. Since then there have been common trades between the urban areas, most eminently the yearly center school trade program which started in 1989.