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Country
  
Japan

District
  
Tamura District

- Flower
  
Azalea

Population
  
10,416 (Dec 2014)

Bird
  
Common cuckoo

Region
  
Tōhoku

- Tree
  
Cryptomeria

Area
  
125.1 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 2:03 PM

Prefecture
  
Fukushima Prefecture

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Weather
  
7°C, Wind NW at 18 km/h, 49% Humidity

Ono (小野町, Ono-machi) is a town located in Tamura District, Fukushima Prefecture, in northern Honshū, Japan. As of December 2014, the town had an estimated population of 10,416 and a population density of 83.3 persons per km². The total area was 125.11  km². The town is known locally for the "thousand cherry trees" which line the banks of the Natsui River. It is also one of the purported birthplaces of Heian period poet Ono no Komachi.

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Map of Ono, Tamura District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Geography

Ono is located in north-central Fukushima prefecture.

  • Rivers: Natsui River
  • Neighboring municipalities

  • Fukushima Prefecture
  • Kōriyama
  • Tamura
  • Iwaki
  • Hirata
  • History

    The area of present-day Ono was part of ancient Mutsu Province. After the Meiji Restoration it was organized as part of Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. The villages of Iitoyo, Natsui, and Ononiimachi were established with the formation of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Ononiimachi was raised to town status on July 1, 1896. On February 1, 1955, it merged with Iitoyo and Natsui to form the town of Ono.

    Economy

    The economy of Ono is primarily mixed agricultural and light manufacturing.

    Education

  • Fukushima Prefectural Ono High School
  • Ono Middle School
  • Ono Ukigane Middle School
  • six elementary schools
  • Railway

  • JR East - Ban'etsu East Line
  • Natsui – Ononiimachi
  • Highway

  • Ban-etsu Expressway
  • Japan National Route 349
  • Local attractions

  • Rika-chan Castle, a two-story museum, store and small-scale doll factory for the Licca-chan line of dolls.
  • References

    Ono, Fukushima Wikipedia