and a unicameral city council of 19 members. Takasago contributes one member to the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Hyōgo10th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan. Economy Takasago is located within the Harima Seaside Industrial Area and is a center for heavy industry, including steel mills, refineries and chemical processing.Mmany factories for major companies dot its skyline in the south, such as Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, the Kobe Steel Takasago Manufacturing Complex, Mitsubishi Paper Mills, Takuma Power Plant, and Kikkoman Soy Sauce. In recent years, problems with industrial pollution, especially bottom sediment pollution caused by PCBs has become a political issue. Education Takasago has ten public elementary schools and six public middle schools operated by the city government and three public high schools operated by the Hyōgo Prefectural Department of Education. There is also one private middle school and one private high school. Transportation Railway JR West – San'yō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) - Sanyo Electric Railway - Main Line - - - Highways (Kobe, Okayama, Hiroshima, Shimonoseki) (Kobe, Okayama) Local attractions Ishi no Hōden, National Historic Site Takasago District Historic Building Preservation Zone Notable people from Takasago, Hyōgo Kiyohiko Azuma, Japanese mangaka (Azumanga Daioh and Yotsuba&!) Kokuten Kōdō, Japanese film actor (Real Name: Tanigawa Saichirō, Nihongo: 谷川 佐市郎) Chiho Murata, Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan and younger sister of Tomohiro Murata Tomohiro Murata, Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan and older brother of Chiho Murata Kohei Oda, Japanese former professional baseball catcher (Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons, Nippon Professional Baseball - Central League) Ken Terauchi, Japanese diver (springboard and platform) - Originally from Takarazuka, Hyogo Keiko Teshima, Japanese judoka Yamagata Bantō, Japanese scholar and merchant References External links Takasago City official website Cities in Hyōgo Prefecture Populated coastal places in Japan