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Hioki, Kagoshima

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Country
  
Japan

Prefecture
  
Kagoshima Prefecture

Area
  
253.1 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 9:38 AM

Region
  
Kyushu

Website
  
www.city.hioki.lg.jp

Population
  
51,819 (1 May 2010)

Flower
  
Plum blossom

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address
  
1-100 Kori Ijuin-machi, Hioki-shi, Kagoshima-ken899-2592

Weather
  
10°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 74% Humidity

Hioki (日置市, Hioki-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

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Map of Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

As of May 1, 2010, the city has a population of 51,819 and a population density of 205 persons per km². The total area is 253.06 km².

The modern city of Hioki was established on May 1, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Fukiage, Higashiichiki, Hiyoshi and Ijūin (all from Hioki District).

Adjacent municipalities

  • Kagoshima
  • Satsumasendai
  • Ichikikushikino
  • Minamisatsuma

    • Public schools

  • Kagoshima prefectural Ijūin High School
  • Kagoshima prefectural Fukiage High School

    • Private schools

  • Kagoshima Josei High School
  • Kagoshima Ikuei-kan High School

    • Railways

  • Kagoshima Main Line
  • Yunomoto Station - Higashi-Ichiki Station - Ijūin Station

    • Roads

  • Expressway
  • Minami-Kyushu Expressway
  • National Highways
  • National Route 3
  • National Route 270

    • Sister cities

  • Teshikaga, Hokkaido
  • Ōgaki, Gifu
  • Sekigahara, Gifu
  • Aira, Kagoshima
  • Subang Jaya, Malaysia

    • Visitor attractions

  • Tokushige Shrine
  • Yunomoto Hot spring
  • Fukiage Beach
  • Miyama (Satsuma ware, Former name : Naeshirogawa)

    • Festivals

  • Myoenji Mairi
  • Ijuin ume mrathon

    • Notable people from Hioki

  • Masafumi Arima (admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy)
  • Satoshi Irifune (marathon Runner)
  • Izumi Inamori (actress)
  • Keisuke Iwashita (football player)
  • Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi (singer)
  • Mika Nakashima (singer)
  • Naokuni Nomura (admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy)
  • Shigenori Tōgō (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

    • References

    Hioki, Kagoshima Wikipedia
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