Hino (Shiga)
Hino-chō 日 野 町 |
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Geographical location in Japan | ||
Region : | Kinki | |
Prefecture : | Shiga | |
Coordinates : | 35 ° 1 ' N , 136 ° 15' E | |
Basic data | ||
Surface: | 117.63 km² | |
Residents : | 21,228 (October 1, 2019) |
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Population density : | 180 inhabitants per km² | |
Community key : | 25383-9 | |
Symbols | ||
Flag / coat of arms: | ||
Tree : | Hinoki cypress | |
Flower : | Rhododendron japonoheptamerum var. Hondoensis | |
town hall | ||
Address : |
Hino Town Hall 1 - 1 Kawara Hino - chō , Gamō-gun Shiga 529-1698 |
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Website URL: | http://www.town.shiga-hino.lg.jp | |
Location Hinos in Shiga Prefecture | ||
Hino ( Japanese 日 野 町 , - chō ) is a city southeast of Lake Biwa in Gamō-gun in the east of the Japanese prefecture of Shiga .
history
On March 16, 1955, the old Hino merged with the Mura Minamihizusa ( 南 比 都 佐 村 , -mura ), Kitahizusa ( 北 比 都 佐 村 , -mura ), Kaigake ( 鎌 掛 村 , -mura ), Nishiōji ( 西 大路 村 , -mura ), Higashisakuradani ( 東 桜 谷 村 , -mura ) and Nishisakuradani ( 西 桜 谷 村 , -mura ) to the new Hino.
Attractions
- "Flower Hill" theme park ( burume no oka ), opened in 1997: the park was built based on German flower culture; Various events are offered in summer; the German twin town Neustadt an der Aisch was given the opportunity to set up a local museum on 120 m² (focus: living around the turn of the century, agriculture, fishing and schooling); Copies of buildings, towers and inns in the Franconian style were built - including the market square fountain from Neustadt an der Aisch - however, it is not adorned by Neptune (as in the original), but by Gänseliesel .
- town hall
- Culture hall
- 3 golf courses
traffic
- Street:
- National roads 307, 477
- Train:
- Ōmi Tetsudō Main line to Maibara and Kōka
Neighboring cities and communities
Town twinning
- Embu (since 1984)
- 恩 山 面 , Buyeo-gun , Chungcheongnam-do (since 1990)
- Neustadt an der Aisch (since 1997)
Web links
Commons : Hino - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Flower no oka (japanese)