Hioki, Kagoshima

Hioki
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
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

Educational institutions

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

Sister cities

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

Ijūin city

Festivals

Myoenji Mairi
Ijuin Ume Marathon

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 City Statistics, Population data (as of May 1, 2010) Archived May 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine in Japanese
Chan, Jade (5 September 2012). "MoU signing formalises ties between MPSJ and Japanese city". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 8 September 2012.

External links

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

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[population-1] Hioki City Statistics, Population data (as of May 1, 2010) Archived May 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine in Japanese

[2] Chan, Jade (5 September 2012). "MoU signing formalises ties between MPSJ and Japanese city". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 8 September 2012.