Hino, Tottori

Hino 日野町
Town
Hino Town Office, Hino, Tottori Prefecture
Flag Seal
Location of Hino in Tottori Prefecture
Hino
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	134.02 km^2 (51.75 sq mi)
Population (July 1, 2012)
• Total	3,682
• Density	27.47/km^2 (71.1/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)

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.

• Tottori Prefecture
  • Nichinan
  • Nanbu
  • Hōki
  • Kōfu
• Okayama Prefecture
  • Niimi
  • Shinjō

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]

• Kamisuge Station
• Kurosaka Station
• Neu Station

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
  • Japan National Route 180
  • Japan National Route 181^[1]
• 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. "日野（町）" [Hino]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
2. まちの人口・世帯 [Town Population, Households] (in Japanese). Hino, Tottori Prefecture: Town of Hino. 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
3. "鏡山城跡" [Kagamiyama Castle remains]. Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 173191044. dlc 2009238904. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
4. 金持神社(Japanese)

External links

Media related to Hino, Tottori at Wikimedia Commons

• Official town website (Japanese)