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located in the western portion of

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, Japan. , the city had an estimated

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of 187,048, and a

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of 6800 persons per km². The total area of the city was .

Geography

Hino is in

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. The city has three geographical regions. The western part is called the Hino plateau, approximately 100 meters above

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. 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

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Surrounding municipalities

* Fuchū *

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* Tama

Climate

Hino has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hino is 13.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1647 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.9 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Musashino increased rapidly in the 1950s through 1980s, but has remained relatively constant for the past 40 years.

History

The area of present-day Hino was part of ancient Musashi Province. During the

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, the village of Hino developed as a post station on the

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. In the post-

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cadastral reform of 1871, Hino-juku became part of

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. 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 under the modern municipalities system. 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.

Government

Hino has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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city council of 24 members. Hino contributes two members to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Tokyo 21st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Politics

* 2005 Hino mayoral election

Economy

Hino is largely a regional commercial center and

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for central Tokyo. Hino is the hometown of Orient Watch Co., Ltd. established in 1950 by Shogoro Yoshida.Orient Watch History
, . Retrieved 3 October 2014 On December 22, 2008, operations of

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's Tokyo sales office began at Seiko Epson's Hino Office. Previously operations were at the

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. Hino also houses the headquarters of Hino Motors, a Toyota Group company producing

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s (British and Irish: articulated lorries), box trucks and buses.

Education

Universities

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– Hino campus * Meisei University *

Jissen Women's University is a Japanese private women's college with its headquarters in 4-1-1 Ōsakaue, Hino, Tokyo, Japan. The school was founded by poet and educator Utako Shimoda in 1899. It was chartered as a university in 1949. Its University abbreviations are ...

* Sugino Fashion College – Hino campus

Primary and secondary

There are three metropolitan high schools operated by the

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. * * * Hino has 17 municipal elementary schools and eight public junior high schools operated by the Hino City Board of Education. Municipal junior high schools: * Hino No. 1 (日野第一中学校) * Hino No. 2 ( 日野第二中学校) * Hino No. 3 (日野第三中学校) * Hino No. 4 ( 日野第四中学校) * Hirayama (平山中学校) * Misawa ( 三沢中学校) * Nanao (七生中学校) * Ohsakaue ( 大坂上中学校) Municipal elementary schools: * Asahigaoka (旭が丘小学校) * Hino No. 1 (日野第一小学校) * Hino No. 3 (日野第三小学校) * Hino No. 4 (日野第四小学校) * Hino No. 5 (日野第五小学校) * Hino No. 6 (日野第六小学校) * Hino No. 7 (日野第七小学校) * Hino No. 8 (日野第八小学校) * Hirayama (平山小学校) * Juntoku (潤徳小学校) * Minamidaira (南平小学校) * Nakada (仲田小学校) * Nanaomidori ( 七生緑小学校) * Takiai (滝合小学校) * Tokoji (東光寺小学校) * Toyoda (豊田小学校) * Yumeagaoka (夢が丘小学校)

Transportation

Railway

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–

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–

Keiō Dōbutsuen Line The is a railway line in Hino, Tokyo, Japan, owned by the Keio Corporation, which connects Takahatafudō on the Keiō Main Line and Tama-Dōbutsukōen (for Tama Zoo and the Keio Rail-Land railway amusement park). It is a single track of ...

* - 12px Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail -

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* - - - -

Highway

Chūō Expressway The is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by NEXCO Central. Naming Officially the expressway is designated as the Chūō Expressway Nishinomiya Route (from Takaido Interchange to Komaki Junction), the Chūō Expressway Na ...

* (Hino Bypass)

Local attractions

* Tama Zoological Park

Sister cities

* Redlands, California, United States, from February 2004 * Shiwa, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, from January 2017

Notable people from Hino

* Hijikata Toshizō, Bakumatsu period samurai *

Tomonobu Hiroi Tomonobu Hiroi (廣井友信 ''Hiroi Tomobu'', born 11 January 1985 in Hino, Tokyo) is a Japanese football player currently playing for J2 League team Zweigen Kanazawa. Career He graduated from Komazawa University in 2006 File:2006 Events ...

, Professional soccer player *

Inoue Genzaburō was born in Hino, Tokyo. He was the captain of the sixth unit of the Shinsengumi which were a special police force for the Tokugawa regime. Inoue is the oldest unit captain of Shinsengumi. Like his older brother, Inoue Matsugoro, Inoue Genzabu ...

, Bakumatsu period samurai * Yuzo Koshiro, composer *

Yuriko Yamamoto is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and narrator from Hino, Tokyo. She is represented by Aoni Production. Her debut role was the title character in ''Hello! Sandybell'' in 1981. She has voiced many major roles in 1980s and 1990s anime ...

, voice actress

References

External links

Hino City Official Website
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