Hino, Tottori
| Hino 日野町 | |||
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| Town | |||
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Hino Town Office, Hino, Tottori Prefecture | |||
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 Location of Hino in Tottori Prefecture | |||
  Hino
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| Coordinates: 35°14′N 133°27′E / 35.233°N 133.450°ECoordinates: 35°14′N 133°27′E / 35.233°N 133.450°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region |
Chūgoku San'in | ||
| Prefecture | Tottori Prefecture | ||
| District | Hino | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 133.98 km2 (51.73 sq mi) | ||
| Population (June 1, 2016) | |||
| • Total | 3,202 | ||
| • Density | 23,9/km2 (620/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| City symbols | |||
| • Tree | Japanese cedar | ||
| • Flower | Azalea | ||
| • Bird | Mandarin duck | ||
| Phone number | 0859-72-0331 | ||
| Address | 101 Neu, Hino-chō, Hino-gun, Tottori-ken 689-4503 | ||
| Website | Town of Hino, Official Site(Japanese) | ||
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Hino (日野町 Hino-chō) is a town located in Hino District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.[1]
As of 2012, the town has an estimated population of 3,682 and a density of 27.47/km2 (71.1/sq mi). The total area is 134.02 km2 (51.75 sq mi). The town center is located around the JR West Hakubi Line Neu Station.[2]
Bordering municipalities
Hino, while located in Tottori Prefecture, also borders on Okayama Prefecture.
History
In the Sengoku period (1467 – 1573) the Hino clan built Kagamiyama Castle on Mount Kagami (335 metres (1,099 ft)) in the Kurosaka area of Hino.[1] The small-scale castle consisted of only honmaru inner bailey and a ni-no-maru outer bailey. Packhorses were also kept at the castle. A jōkamachi castle town was built at the base of the mountain.[3] In 1632 the Tottori clan destroyed the castle, and used the site as an encampment. In the Edo period (1603 – 1868) the village of Neu became a shukuba post town. The commercial and administrative activities of the present-day Hino shifted to the Neu, where they remain today.[1]
Notable places
- Kanemochi Shrine[4]
- Akechi Peak
- Unoike Pond
Transportation
Rail
Hino is served by the JR West Hakubi Line.[1]
Neu Station serves the center of the town and municipal organizations.
Highways
- Expressway
- Japan National Route 180 Kōfu-Miyoshi Bypass -- Kōfu, Tottori to Miyoshi, Hiroshima
- National Routes
- Prefectural Routes
- Tottori Prefecture Route 35
- Tottori Prefecture Route 46
- Okayama Prefecture/Tottori Prefecture Route 112
- Tottori Prefecture Route 210
- Tottori Prefecture Route 286
- Tottori Prefecture Route 311
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "日野（町）" [Hino]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ↑ まちの人口・世帯 [Town Population, Households] (in Japanese). Hino, Tottori Prefecture: Town of Hino. 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- ↑ "鏡山城跡" [Kagamiyama Castle remains]. Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 173191044. dlc 2009238904. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ↑ 金持神社(Japanese)
External links
Media related to Hino, Tottori at Wikimedia Commons
- Official town website (Japanese)
