Hioki, Kagoshima

Hioki 日置市
City
Hioki City
View of Myoenji Mairi at Tokushige Shrine
Flag Emblem
Location of Hioki in Kagoshima Prefecture
Hioki Location in Japan
Coordinates: 31°36′42″N 130°22′23″E / 31.61167°N 130.37306°E / 31.61167; 130.37306Coordinates: 31°36′42″N 130°22′23″E / 31.61167°N 130.37306°E / 31.61167; 130.37306
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Kagoshima Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Takamitsu Miyaji
Area
• Total	253.06 km2 (97.71 sq mi)
Population  (May 1, 2010)
• Total	51,819
• Density	205/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1-100 Kori Ijuin-machi, Hioki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-2592
Website	www.city.hioki.lg.jp
Symbols
Flower	Prunus mume
Tree	Pinus thunbergii

Hioki (日置市, Hioki-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of May 1, 2010, the city had a population of 51,819^[1] and a population density of 205 persons per km². The total area is 253.06 km² (97.71 sq mi).

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

Educational institutions[]

High schools[]

Public schools[]

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

Private schools[]

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

Transport[]

Railways[]

• Kagoshima Main Line

• Yunomoto Station - Higashi-Ichiki Station - Ijūin Station

Roads[]

• Expressway

• Minami-Kyushu Expressway

  Miyama Interchange - Miyama Parking area - Ijuin Interchange

• National Highways

• National Route 3
• National Route 270

Sister cities[]

• Teshikaga, Hokkaido
• Ōgaki, Gifu
• Sekigahara, Gifu
• Aira, Kagoshima
• Subang Jaya, Malaysia^[2]
• Namwon, Korea^[3]

Visitor attractions[]

• Tokushige Shrine
• Yunomoto Hot spring
• Fukiage Beach
• Miyama (Satsuma ware, former name: Naeshirogawa)
• Izaku Castle, Home Castle of Shimazu clan
• Ichiuji Castle and Statue of Shimazu Yoshihiro

Festivals[]

• Myoenji Mairi
• Ijuin Ume Marathon

Notable people from Hioki[]

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• 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[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hioki, Kagoshima.

• Hioki City official website (in Japanese)
• Kagoshima Prefectural Visitors Bureau official website (in English)