28207 ／ いたみし
Hyogo PrefectureThe state calls it the birthplace of sake.
Itami, birthplace of sake01 ／ Sake
On 29 November 2024 sake from Itami was given a geographical indication (GI) as Seishu Hassho no Chi Itami (清酒発祥の地 伊丹), the birthplace of clear sake. To use the name a brewer must use only domestic rice and only water drawn within the city. In 2020 a sake story from five cities, with Itami as lead city, was named a Japan Heritage.
02 ／ Arioka Castle
In November 1574 Araki Murashige entered Itami Castle, renamed it Arioka and rebuilt it. Moats and earthworks enclosed the samurai quarter and the townspeople's quarter too, 800 metres east to west and 1,700 metres north to south. In the autumn of 1578 he turned against Oda Nobunaga; after ten months under siege the castle fell. It became a national historic site in December 1979.
03 ／ Koyaike
Koyaike (昆陽池) was dug as a farm pond by the Nara-period monk Gyoki. The city made part of it a park in 1968 and finished the present layout in 1972 and 1973. It covers 27.8 hectares. In the natural pond is a bird island shaped like the Japanese archipelago, the symbol of the park, and one of the leading places in the Kansai region for migrating birds.
Living here
The JR Takarazuka Line (Itami and Kita-Itami) and the Hankyu Itami Line (Itami, Shin-Itami and Inano) run along the east of the city, and both JR and Hankyu have a station called Itami. City buses run to city hall from either station; get off at Itami Shiyakusho-mae. Osaka International (Itami) Airport is within the city.
+0.6% since 2015
188,431 → 198,138
25km² of it habitable
2024
2.4 people per household
2020
National average 60,630 yen
2023
9.8 per 10,000 people
2023
These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.
ACCESS
Travel times follow 市公式シティプロモーションサイト「未来へつなぐまち伊丹／交通」（2026年9月11日更新）に載る値 (checked 2026-09-23). They vary by time of day.
Shape
North to south
6.5km
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Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)
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