{{Short description|Ward of Kobe in Kansai, Japan}} {{for|the minor planet named after this ward|List of minor planets: 9001–10000#501}} {{expand Japanese|topic=geo|date=September 2020}} thumb|Location of Tarumi-ku in Kobe {{nihongo|'''Tarumi'''|垂水区|Tarumi-ku}} is one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 26.89 km<sup>2</sup>, and a population of 219,958 (2008).
Tarumi is a suburban area in western Kobe, providing residential towns for commuters to downtown Kobe and even Osaka. The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge starts from this ward toward Awaji Island.
The area belonged to the Akashi Domain of Harima Province until the end of the Edo period. In 1899 the village of Tarumi was formed within Akashi District.<ref name=mini>{{cite web |url=http://www.city.kobe.lg.jp/ward/kuyakusho/tarumi/shoukai/gaiyou/kushi/index.html |script-title=ja:ミニ区史 |trans-title=Mini ward history |language=Japanese |date=16 February 2015 |access-date=12 May 2016 |archive-date=4 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404201458/http://www.city.kobe.lg.jp/ward/kuyakusho/tarumi/shoukai/gaiyou/kushi/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1928 Tarumi village was renamed as a town. In July 1941, Tarumi merged into Kobe and became a part of Suma ward.<ref name=mini/>
The modern Tarumi ward was formed from the area of the former Tarumi town in 1946. In 1947 a further seven villages from Akashi District merged into Kobe and became a part of Tarumi until 1982 when they were split off into the separate Nishi ward.<ref name=mini/>
There is a port in the area, which is used by the coastal fishing industry, which is famous for {{nihongo|''ikanago''|玉筋魚}} (''Ammodytes personatus'', the Pacific sandeel—a species of sand lance<ref>[http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-bin/wwwjdic.cgi?1C WWWJDIC] (Wikipedia article). Accessed February 24, 2010.</ref>) and sushi.
== Education == {{expand section|date=May 2015}} Kobe Korean Senior High School, a North Korea-aligned school, is in Tarumi-ku.<ref>"[http://u.jimdo.com/www47/o/sde3f8949f346eb53/download/m07ae213528f77da6/1429857979/%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1%E6%A1%88%E5%86%85%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%EF%BC%A1.pdf 2014年度版 学校案内リーフレットA.pdf]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160315232210/http://u.jimdo.com/www47/o/sde3f8949f346eb53/download/m07ae213528f77da6/1429857979/%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1%E6%A1%88%E5%86%85%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%EF%BC%A1.pdf Archive]). Kobe Korean Senior High School. Retrieved on 3 March 2015. "神戸市垂水区上高丸1丁目5-1"</ref>
Prior to its 1990 move to Rokkō Island,<ref>"[http://www.idag.no/aktuelt-oppslag.php3?ID=8002 Den Norske Skolen i Japan lagt ned]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110221/http://www.idag.no/aktuelt-oppslag.php3?ID=8002 Archive]). ''Norge Idag''. 6 August 2005. Retrieved on November 3, 2015.</ref> Norwegian School was in Tarumi-ku.<ref>''The Japan Times Directory'', 1993. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=UH-2AAAAIAAJ&q=Norwegian 75]. "Norwegian School, The 6-6-22 Shioya-cho, Tarumi-ku, Kobe 655" - [https://www.google.com.ph/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=%22Norwegian+School%2C+The%22#hl=en&tbm=bks&q=%22Norwegian+School%2C+The%22+Tarumi See search page].</ref>
== Notes == <references/>
==External links== {{Commons category-inline}} *[http://www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/88/ Official website of Tarumi-ku, Kobe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221231554/http://www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/88/ |date=2009-02-21 }} {{in lang|ja}} {{Kobe}} {{Hyogo}} {{Authority control}} {{coord|34|38|43|N|135|02|59|E|display=title|region:JP-28_type:city(221587)_source:dewiki}}
Category:Wards of Kobe
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