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Shiso City
Hyogo Prefecture · City
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Shiso City is the 2nd-largest city in Hyogo Prefecture and, mostly covered by forest, calls itself the "Shiso Forest Kingdom." It has Mt. Hyono, the highest peak in the prefecture, and the sources of the Ibo River and the Chikusa River, and the Chikusa River is listed among Japan's 100 best waters. Iwa Shrine, the most important shrine of Harima Province, and Harafudou Falls are also highlights.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
Shinto shrineIwa ShrineShinto shrine in Ichinomiya-chō Sugyōme, Shisō, Hyōgo prefecture, Japan
WaterfallHarafudou Falls- CastleYamasaki CastleJapanese castle in Shisō, Hyōgo prefecture
ParkHagajoshiseki Koen (Park)park in Japan
Shinto shrineMikata ShrineShinto shrine in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineNiwata ShrineShinto shrine in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.jpg?width=240)
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Hagaroadside station in Shiso, Hyogo prefecture, Japan- CastleShinonomaru Castle
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Harima-Ichinomiyaroadside station in Shiso, Hyogo prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Chikusaroadside station in Shiso, Hyogo prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Minami-Hagaroadside station in Shiso, Hyogo prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Hyogo Prefecture
- Kobe City
- Himeji City
- Amagasaki City
- Akashi City
- Nishinomiya City
- Sumoto City
- Ashiya City, Hyogo
- Itami City
- Aioi City
- Toyooka City, Hyogo
- Kakogawa City
- Ako City
- Nishiwaki City
- Takarazuka City
- Miki City, Hyogo
- Takasago City
- Kawanishi City, Hyogo
- Ono City, Hyogo
- Sanda City
- Kasai City
- Tamba-Sasayama City
- Yabu City
- Tamba City
- Minami-Awaji City
- Asago City
- Awaji City
- Kato City
- Tatsuno City, Hyogo
- Inagawa Town
- Taka Town
- Inami Town, Hyogo
- Harima Town
- Ichikawa Town, Hyogo
- Fukusaki Town
- Kamikawa Town, Hyogo
- Taishi Town, Hyogo
- Kamigori Town
- Sayo Town
- Kami Town, Hyogo
- Shin'onsen Town
The description was written for this site, picking out representative features.