Hino, Tokyo

Hino 日野市
City
Hino City Hall
Flag
Location of Hino in Tokyo Metropolis
Hino
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tokyo Metropolis
Government
• Mayor	Hiromichi Baba
Area
• Total	27.53 km2 (10.63 sq mi)
Population (June 1, 2010)
• Total	182,092
• Density	6,610/km2 (17,100/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	Hino city official HP

Hino (日野市, Hino-shi) is a city located in central Tokyo Metropolis, Japan.

In 2010 the city had an estimated population of 182,092 and a population density of 6,610 persons per km². The total area is 27.53 km².

Geography

Hino is approximately in the center of Tokyo Metropolis. The city limits are distributed between three roughly. The western part is called Hino plateau on a plateau approximately 100 meters above sea level. The southern part is Tama Hill in an area from 150 meters above see level to approximately 200 meters. And there is an alluvion of the Tama River of the eastern part from the northern part.

Surrounding municipalities

• Fuchū, Tokyo
• Kunitachi, Tokyo
• Tachikawa, Tokyo
• Akishima, Tokyo
• Hachiōji, Tokyo
• Tama, Tokyo

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.

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.

Hino also houses the headquarters of Hino Motors, a Toyota Group company producing semi-trailer trucks (British and Irish: articulated lorries) and buses.

Transportation

A Tama Toshi Monorail Line train carrying advertising for Tama Zoo

Railroad

• JR East – Chūō Main Line
  • Hino - Toyoda
• Keio Corporation – Keiō Line
  • Mogusaen - Takahatafudō - Minamidaira - Hirayamajōshi-kōen
• Keio Corporation – Keiō Dōbutsuen Line
  • Takahatafudō - Tama-Dōbutsukōen
• Tama Toshi Monorail Line
  • Kōshū-Kaidō - Manganji - Takahatafudō - Hodokubo - Tama-Dōbutsukōen

Highways

• Chūō Expressway
• National Route 20 (Hino Bypass)

Education

Universities

• Tokyo Metropolitan University – Hino campus
• Meisei University
• Jissen Women's University
• Sugino Fashion College – Hino campus

Secondary

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates the following public high schools.

• Hino High School
• Hinodai High School
• Minamidaira High School

Local attractions

• Tama Zoological Park
• Hino-shuku, a honjin open to the public

Sister cities

• Redlands, California, United States, from February 2004

Notable people from Hino

Statue of Hijikata Toshizo at Takahata Fudo temple

• Hijikata Toshizō, Bakumatsu period samurai
• Tomonobu Hiroi, Professional soccer player
• Inoue Genzaburō, Bakumatsu period samurai
• Yuzo Koshiro, composer
• Yuriko Yamamoto, voice actress

See also

• Hino mayoral election, 2005

External links

• Hino City official website (Japanese)