:Sanda, Hyōgo

Sanda City is located in southeast Hyōgo Prefecture, about {{convert|25|km}} to the north of the city of Kobe beyond the Rokkō Mountains and about {{convert|35|km}} northwest of the city of Osaka. The highest elevation point in the city is {{convert|697|m}} at Mt. Mine, and the lowest elevation point is {{convert|116|m}}. The northern and eastern parts of the city are mountainous. In the past, it had the appearance of a typical farming village with rural scenery, but due to the development of large-scale housing complexes since the 1980s and the convenience of double-track electrification of the JR Fukuchiyama Line, it has rapidly become a satellite city of Osaka and Kobe.

The Muko River runs through Sanda from Sasayama City in the north to Osaka Bay in the southeast.

The size of the drainage basin is 496 km². The river is host to events and festivals throughout the year.

Hyōgo Prefecture

• Inagawa
• Katō
• Kobe
• Miki
• Takarazuka
• Tamba-Sasayama

Sanda has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool to cold winters. Precipitation is significantly higher in summer than in winter, though on the whole lower than most parts of Honshū, and there is no significant snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sanda is {{convert|14.1|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1281.8|mm}} with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{convert|26.4|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{convert|2.5|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Sanda was {{cvt|38.4|C}} on 8 August 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-10.6|C}} on 23 December 2005.

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|Jan record high C = 17.4

|Feb record high C = 20.8

|Mar record high C = 22.9

|Apr record high C = 29.1

|May record high C = 31.4

|Jun record high C = 35.2

|Jul record high C = 37.2

|Aug record high C = 38.4

|Sep record high C = 36.8

|Oct record high C = 32.1

|Nov record high C = 25.3

|Dec record high C = 22.1

|Jan record low C = -10.1

|Feb record low C = -9.5

|Mar record low C = -6.3

|Apr record low C = -2.8

|May record low C = -1.2

|Jun record low C = 7.0

|Jul record low C = 12.6

|Aug record low C = 14.1

|Sep record low C = 7.6

|Oct record low C = 0.1

|Nov record low C = -3.7

|Dec record low C = -10.6

|Jan high C = 7.7

|Feb high C = 8.7

|Mar high C = 12.6

|Apr high C = 18.5

|May high C = 23.5

|Jun high C = 26.5

|Jul high C = 30.2

|Aug high C = 31.8

|Sep high C = 27.4

|Oct high C = 21.7

|Nov high C = 16.0

|Dec high C = 10.3

|Jan mean C = 2.5

|Feb mean C = 3.3

|Mar mean C = 6.8

|Apr mean C = 12.3

|May mean C = 17.5

|Jun mean C = 21.6

|Jul mean C = 25.5

|Aug mean C = 26.4

|Sep mean C = 22.3

|Oct mean C = 16.1

|Nov mean C = 10.0

|Dec mean C = 4.7

|Jan low C = -2.2

|Feb low C = -1.8

|Mar low C = 1.0

|Apr low C = 5.9

|May low C = 11.4

|Jun low C = 17.1

|Jul low C = 21.6

|Aug low C = 22.1

|Sep low C = 17.9

|Oct low C = 11.0

|Nov low C = 4.4

|Dec low C = -0.4

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|Jan precipitation mm = 41.7

|Feb precipitation mm = 52.6

|Mar precipitation mm = 92.8

|Apr precipitation mm = 94.7

|May precipitation mm = 125.5

|Jun precipitation mm = 165.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 171.1

|Aug precipitation mm = 128.4

|Sep precipitation mm = 165.5

|Oct precipitation mm = 127.5

|Nov precipitation mm = 66.5

|Dec precipitation mm = 50.4

|year precipitation mm = 1281.8

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 5.8

|Feb precipitation days = 6.8

|Mar precipitation days = 9.8

|Apr precipitation days = 9.4

|May precipitation days = 10.1

|Jun precipitation days = 11.4

|Jul precipitation days = 10.5

|Aug precipitation days = 8.4

|Sep precipitation days = 10.3

|Oct precipitation days = 8.5

|Nov precipitation days = 6.4

|Dec precipitation days = 6.6

|Jan sun = 134.6

|Feb sun = 128.9

|Mar sun = 157.8

|Apr sun = 181.2

|May sun = 182.9

|Jun sun = 131.9

|Jul sun = 148.4

|Aug sun = 198.7

|Sep sun = 146.7

|Oct sun = 158.5

|Nov sun = 143.2

|Dec sun = 140.5

|year sun = 1853.3

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Per Japanese census data, the population of Sanda in 2020 was 109,238 people. Sanda has been conducting censuses since 1920.

{{Historical populations

| 1920 | 22008

| 1925 | 22238

| 1930 | 23513

| 1935 | 23212

| 1940 | 24282

| 1945 | 33145

| 1950 | 33211

| 1955 | 33667

| 1960 | 32528

| 1965 | 32265

| 1970 | 33090

| 1975 | 35261

| 1980 | 36529

| 1985 | 40716

| 1990 | 64560

| 1995 | 96279

| 2000 | 111737

| 2005 | 113572

| 2010 | 114220

| 2015 | 112691

| 2020 | 109238

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|footnote = Sanda population statistics[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/hyogo/ Sanda population statistics]

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The area of Sanda was part of ancient Settsu Province, and has been inhabited since the Japanese Paleolithic period. The name "Sanda" has been in use since long ago. Records found within a Buddhist Maitreya statue in the ancient Konshin-ji Temple read: "These areas are decreed as Matsuyama's land, which includes Onden, Hiden and Keiden, which are three rice fields, and the land is thus renamed Sanda." In Japanese, "san" means three and "ta" (pronounced "da" following "n") means rice field. The earliest document on record which refers to Sanda is from 1477.

Sanda Castle was erected during the Muromachi period. A castle town later developed during the Azuchi-Momoyama period, and under the Edo Period Tokugawa shogunate. Sanda was the center of the 36,000 koku Sanda Domain, ruled through most of its history by the Kuki clan.

Following the Meiji restoration, the town of Sanda was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system. The town prospered thanks to the completion of a railroad system which connected the town and the surrounding areas. In 1956, the towns of Miwa, Hirono, Ono, and Takahira merged into the town of Sanda. Finally, Sanda annexed Aino, itself a merger of towns Ai and Honjō, in 1957. Sanda was upgraded from a town to a city on July 1, 1958.

Sanda has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 22 members. Sanda contributes two members to the Hyōgo Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is within Hyōgo 5th districts of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

• Sanda City Hospital/Keyakidai
• Hyogo Chuo Hospital/Ohara

Sanda has a mixed economy of commerce, light manufacturing and agriculture. It is increasingly a commuter town for Osaka and Kobe.

Mitsubishi Electric (Melco) has a large R&D and production campus in Sanda. Many large industries in Sanda city are concentrated in the Hokusetsu Sanda Technopark.

The industries represented primarily include pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food, and distribution.

Some specific companies based in the Technopark are:

• Iris Ohyama (Plastics/chemicals)
• Morita (fire engine manufacturing)
• Asahi Foods (food)
• Soft99 Corporation (car wax/chemicals)
• Nippon Polyester (polyester/chemicals)
• Hayashi (tower/chemicals)
• Kishida Chemical (chemicals)
• Tamapori (polystyrene/chemicals)
• Kiribai Kobayashi (drug-manufacturing, disposable heating pad/chemicals)
• Hokuseisha (printing)
• Sastech (stainless steel)
• Ueno Drug (drug/chemicals)

Sanda has 20 public elementary schools, nine public middle schools and four high schools operated by the city government, and four public high schools operated by the Hyōgo Prefectural Board of Education. In addition, the prefecture also operates two special education schools for the handicapped. The Minatogawa College, a junior college, is located in the city

• Arima High School
• Hokusetsu Sanda High School
• Sanda Gakuen High School (private)
• Sanda Seiryo High School
• Sanda Shounkan High School
• Sanda Shosei High School (private)

• Ai Junior High School
• Fuji Junior High School
• Hakkei Junior High School
• Hasama Junior High School
• Keyakidai Junior High School
• Nagasaka Junior High School
• Sanda Gakuen Junior High School (private)
• Uenodai Junior High School
• Yurinokidai Junior High School

• Ai Elementary School
• Akashiadai Elementary School
• Fuji Elementary School
• Gakuen Elementary School
• Hasama Elementary School
• Hirono Elementary School
• Honjyo Elementary School
• Keyakidai Elementary School
• Matsugaoka Elementary School
• Miwa Elementary School
• Muko Elementary School
• Moushi Elementary School
• Ono Elementary School
• Sanda Elementary School
• Shidehara Elementary School
• Suzukakedai Elementary School
• Takahira Elementary School
• Tsutsujigaoka Elementary School
• Yayoi Elementary School
• Yurinokidai Elementary School

• Hyogo Prefectural Koto High School for Students with Special Needs
• Uenogahara Special School

Sanda has three libraries:

• Sanda-Ai Library
• Sanda City Library
• Sanda Woodytown Library

Sanda city also has a mobile library called "Soyokaze". It began service on January 19, 1994 and has about 3,500 books.

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{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan}}

Sanda is twinned with:{{cite web |title=姉妹都市パンフレットの紹介|url=https://www.city.sanda.lg.jp/machizukuri/shimai_shoukai.html|website=city.sanda.lg.jp|publisher=Sanda|language=ja|access-date=2020-04-10}}

• {{flagicon|AUS}} Blue Mountains, Australia
• {{flagicon|KOR}} Jeju City, South Korea
• {{flagicon|USA}} Kittitas County, United States

• Museum of Nature and Human Activities

The museum's theme is the "symbiosis of people and nature". It opened in Flowertown on October 10, 1992, and is known as "Hitohaku" in Japanese. It is one of the largest public museums in Japan.

• Renge-ji, a Shingon sect Buddhist temple
• Satonone Hall

Satonone Hall is a large performance venue in Sanda. It was completed in March 2007. The facility features a large hall, small hall, rehearsal rooms, and display rooms. The interior is decorated in soft tones and motifs symbolic of the harvest of Satoyama, persimmons, ears of rice, water, and wind.

• Hanayamano-yu

An outdoor bath which features hinoki and an arrangement of garden rocks. There are separate baths for men and women.

• Kumanonosato

Features both Bali-style and Japanese-style outdoor baths.

• Arima Fuji Park

Located in Fukushima, Sanda and opened in 2001. The park is named for Mt. Arima Fuji, which is located within the park. There are three parks within the park: a waterfront park, a forest park, and a grassland park. {{cite web |title=Arima Fuji Park |url=https://www.travelhyogo.org.e.aas.hp.transer.com/things/natural/n-016.html |website=Another Hyogo |publisher=Hyogo Tourism Bureau |access-date=18 April 2022}}

• Shiroyama

A multi-use sports facility featuring a tennis court, ball park, athletic field, and gym.

• Sanda Matsuri

Sanda Matsuri is the largest annual event in Sanda. There is a large firework display with over 2,500 fireworks. It takes place on August 4 near the Muko River.

• Hyakkoku Odori

Hyakkoku Odori takes place in late November near the Komausahachiman Shrine.

• Sanda Akindo Matsuri

Sanda Akindo Matsuri takes place in early December in the shopping district in front of Sanda station.

• Sanda Nōgyō Matsuri

Sanda Nōgyō Matsuri takes place on November 3 and 4.

• Tenjinsai

Tenjinsai takes place in late July in Sanda Tenman Shrine. In the morning, there is a festival, followed by a special lion dance in the afternoon.

• Sanda beef

{{Nihongo|Sanda beef|三田牛|Sanda-gyū}} has historically been produced in Hyōgo at the rate of about 1,000 heads of cattle per year. It is regarded as being of higher quality than Kobe beef.

• Mōshi tea

Mōshi tea is produced in May and June and is shipped to points all over Japan. It is sold at local stores as well, such as Paskaru-Sanda, Itunoeki-Inagawa, Kumazeinosato and Kobe-sogou.

• Itokin ET-KING (musician)
• Hayashi Keisuke (Vissel Kobe)
• Kawamoto Kōmin (Rangaku scholar){{cite web| url=https://kotobank.jp/word/川本幸民-48368 |script-title=ja:川本幸民|publisher=kotobank| language=ja|access-date=2017-12-14}}
• Konoda Reo (pro-baseball player・Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks)
• Aida Shinnichi (singer-songwriter)
• Nanjo Yuka (model)

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• [http://www.city.sanda.lg.jp Sanda City official website] {{in lang|ja}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100324155417/http://www.city.sanda.lg.jp/english/index.html Sanda City official website]

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