to Kawanishi to accommodate these travelers. Though primarily suburban, Kawanishi does have a significant agricultural sector, especially in the northern portions of the city. Major crops include peaches, chestnuts, figs, and charcoal. Education Kawanishi has 16 public elementary schools and eight public middle schools operated by the city government, and four public high schools operated by the Hyōgo Prefectural Board of Education. In addition, the city also operates one special education school for the handicapped. The Toyo College of Food Technology, a junior college, is located in the city Transportation Railways Kawanishi is serviced by the JR Takarazuka Line and the Hankyu Takarazuka Line. Hankyu's Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station is a transfer station to the Nose Railway, which runs primarily within Kawanishi. JR West - Fukuchiyama Line Hankyu - Takarazuka Line Nose Electric Railway - Myōken Line - - - - - - - - - - Nose Electric Railway - Nissei Line Highways Kawanishi Interchange Hanshin Expressway Ikeda Route Sister city relations Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States - 1992 Sawara, Chiba, Japan - 1990 Local attractions Kamo Site, National Historic Monument Tada-in Mangan-ji, Buddhist temple Inagawa Keikoku Prefectural Natural Park Hitokura Dam and Lake Chimyo Folk Museum of Kawanishi Yamashita Castle ruins Shinden Castleruins Shofukuji Kofun Notable people from Kawanishi Miyavi Masafumi Kawaguchi Atsuya Furuta Kaoru Yumi Haruna Hosoya Hideo Kojima Kana Uemura Wakakirin Shinichi Hiroyuki Noritake References External links Kawanishi City official website Kawanishi City official website Cities in Hyōgo Prefecture Kawanishi, Hyōgo