Fukusaki, Hyōgo

Fukusaki (福崎町, Fukusaki-chō) is a town in Kanzaki District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Fukusaki is located in the center of Hyōgo Prefecture, and occupies the middle part of Ichikawa River Basin.

Nagusayama (683 meters) in the northwestern end has seven waterfalls and many reservoirs are located in the eastern part of the town.

In the Edo Period, it was mostly under the controls of Himeji Domain with small portions as tenryō territory under direct administration of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Fukusaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 14 members.

In terms of national politics, the town is part of Hyōgo 12th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

JR West – Bantan Line Kunio Yanagita (1875–1962) Was born in Fukusaki, and due to his importance in the study of Japanese folklore, the town has a number of yokai sculptures.

The municipal government of Fukusaki installed a mechanical kappa statue that pops out of a pond in Tsujikawayama Park to attract tourists.

In 2015, the government went on to design a kappa costume for the character Gajiro (ガジロウ), who is said to be the younger brother of Gataro.

During the Autumn Festival, young men carry a portable shrine and pray for a good harvest.

Kunio Yanagida birthplace
Miki house