Hino, Tokyo
Hino 日野市 | |||
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City | |||
Hino City Hall | |||
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Location of Hino in Tokyo Metropolis | |||
Hino
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Coordinates: 35°40′16.6″N 139°23′42.5″E / 35.671278°N 139.395139°ECoordinates: 35°40′16.6″N 139°23′42.5″E / 35.671278°N 139.395139°E | |||
Country | Japan | ||
Region | Kantō | ||
Prefecture | Tokyo Metropolis | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Fuyuhiko Otsubo (since April 2013) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 27.55 km2 (10.64 sq mi) | ||
Population (February 2016) | |||
• Total | 185,133 | ||
• Density | 6,720/km2 (17,400/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
City symbols | |||
• Tree | Live oak | ||
• Flower | Chrysanthemum | ||
• Bird | Common kingfisher | ||
Phone number | 042-585-1111 | ||
Address | 1-12-1 Shimmei, Hino-shi, Tokyo-to 191-8686 | ||
Website | Official website |
Hino (日野市 Hino-shi) is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the city had an estimated population of 185,133 and a population density of 6720 persons per km². Its total area was 27.55 square kilometres (10.64 sq mi).[1]
Geography
Hino is in Western Tokyo. The city has three geographical regions. The western part is called the Hino plateau, approximately 100 meters above sea level. The southern part is Tama Hills, between 150 and 200 meters above sea level. The eastern part of the city is an alluvial plain of the Tama River.
Surrounding municipalities
History
The area of present-day Hino was part of ancient Musashi Province. During the Edo period, the village of Hino developed as a post station on the Kōshū Kaidō.
In the post-Meiji Restoration cadastral reform of 1871, Hino-juku became part of Kanagawa Prefecture. In the reorganization of districts in 1889, Hino-juku came under the jurisdiction of Minamitama District. The entire district was transferred to the control of Tokyo Prefecture on April 1, 1893, at which time Hino-juku was proclaimed Hino Town. The area of the town expanded through annexation of neighboring villages in 1901 and 1958. On November 3, 1963, Hino was elevated to city status.
Economy
Hino is largely a regional commercial center and bedroom community for central Tokyo.
Hino is the hometown of Orient Watch Co., Ltd. established in 1950 by Shogoro Yoshida.[2]
On December 22, 2008 operations of Seiko Epson's Tokyo sales office began at Seiko Epson's Hino Office. Previously operations were at the World Trade Center in Minato, Tokyo.[3][4]
Hino also houses the headquarters of Hino Motors, a Toyota Group company producing semi-trailer trucks (British and Irish: articulated lorries) and buses.
Education
Universities
- Tokyo Metropolitan University – Hino campus
- Meisei University
- Jissen Women's University
- Sugino Fashion College – Hino campus
Primary and secondary
Hino has 17 public elementary schools and eight public middle schools operated by the Hino City Board of Education, and three public high schools operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.
Transportation
Railway
- JR East – Chūō Main Line
- Keio Corporation – Keiō Line
- Keio Corporation – Keiō Dōbutsuen Line
- Tama Toshi Monorail Line
Highway
- Chūō Expressway
- National Route 20 (Hino Bypass)
Politics
Local attractions
Sister cities
- Redlands, California, United States,[5] from February 2004
Notable people from Hino
- Hijikata Toshizō, Bakumatsu period samurai
- Tomonobu Hiroi, Professional soccer player
- Inoue Genzaburō, Bakumatsu period samurai
- Yuzo Koshiro, composer
- Yuriko Yamamoto, voice actress
References
- ↑ Official website(in Japanese)
- ↑ Orient Watch History, (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 October 2014
- ↑ "Notice Regarding Relocation of Epson Imaging Devices Tokyo Sales Office." Seiko Epson. December 22, 2008. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.
- ↑ "Information." World Trade Center Tokyo. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.
- ↑ "US-Japan Sister Cities by State". Asia Matters for America. Honolulu, HI: East-West Center. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
External links
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- Hino City official website (in Japanese)