tarmac. Railways JR West - Fukuchiyama Line - Hankyu - Itami Line - - Osaka Monorail - Nissei Line Highways Meishin Expressway Chūgoku Expressway Hanshin Expressway Sister city relations Hasselt, Belgium Foshan, China Local attractions Inano Shrine () Koya temple () Arioka Castle Ruins () Koyoike Park () Itami Sky Park () Aramaki rose park () Miyamena Cultural Towns Itami-shi Itami-cho Town Pavilion, Town Old Okada Family with Brewery (Important Cultural Property of the Country) () Kakimori Bunko (), which claims to be one of the three museums in the world housing major collections of haiku poetry and painting; it houses the Kakimori Collection, a poetry collection of . Itami City Library () Itami City Museum of Art () Itami City Museum of Insects () (), a from the Kofun period<ref name="GogadzukaKofun" / Culture and regular events Itami Machinakanaka Bar is an eating and drinking event in the city center of Itami. It held twice a year, in spring and autumn, and musicians can often be found performing in the streets during the event. Nakumushi to Go-cho is a Japanese poetry event in autumn. In the Itami city center, the "insect hearing" event is held every September. At this event, various events related to "insect hearing" occur—such as music concerts, study sessions, reading books, and workshops—over the course of a few weeks. Notable people from Itami Uejima Onitsura (1661–1738), Japanese haiku poet of the Edo period Yoko Minamino (1967–), Japanese actress and singer Masami Okui (1968–), Japanese singer-songwriter Akira Ueda (1970–), Japanese video game designer and founder of Audio, Inc. Aiko Uemura (1979–), Japanese mogul skier Hiroyuki Nakajima (1982–), Japanese professional baseball player Katsuki Yamazaki (1982–), Japanese professional baseball player Masahiro Tanaka (1988–), Japanese professional baseball player Hayato Sakamoto (1988–), Japanese professional baseball player Kasumi Arimura (1993–), Japanese actress References External links Itami City Museum of Art Itami City Museum of Insects Cities in Hyōgo Prefecture