| Hino | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 35.6713°N 139.3951°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kantō |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tokyo |
| Established Title: | First official recorded |
| Established Date: | late 7th century AD |
| Established Title2: | City settled |
| Established Date2: | November 3, 1963 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Fuyuhiko Otsubo (since April 2013) |
| Area Total Km2: | 27.55 |
| Population Total: | 187048 |
| Population As Of: | April 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City symbols |
| Blank Info Sec1: | |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | • Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Live oak |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | • Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Chrysanthemum |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | • Bird |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Common kingfisher |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 042-585-1111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 1-12-1 Shimmei, Hino-shi, Tokyo-to 191-8686 |
right|thumb|250px|Takahata Fudō in Hino is a city located in the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 187,048, and a population density of 6800 persons per km².[1] The total area of the city was 27.55sqkm.
Hino is in Western Tokyo. The city has three geographical regions. The western part is called the Hino plateau, approximately 100 meters above sea level. The southern part is Tama Hills, between 150 and 200 meters above sea level. The eastern part of the city is an alluvial plain of the Tama River.
Hino has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hino is 13.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1647 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.9 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Hino increased rapidly in the late 20th century and has continued to grow at a slower pace since.
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 under the modern municipalities system. 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.
Hino has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 24 members. Hino contributes two members to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Tokyo 21st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
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.[4]
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.[5] [6]
Hino also houses the headquarters of Hino Motors, a Toyota Group company producing semi-trailer trucks (British and Irish: articulated lorries), box trucks and buses.
There are three metropolitan high schools operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.
Hino has 17 municipal elementary schools and eight public junior high schools operated by the Hino City Board of Education.
Municipal junior high schools:[7]
Municipal elementary schools:[7]
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