| Ono | |||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
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| Coordinates: | 37.2869°N 140.6264°W | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Name2: | Fukushima | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Subdivision Name3: | Tamura | ||
| Leader Title: | - Mayor | ||
| Area Total Km2: | 125.11 | ||
| Population Total: | 9636 | ||
| Population As Of: | March 2020 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | Phone number | ||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 0247-72-2111 | ||
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Address | ||
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Ononiimachi Tatemawari 92, Ono-machi, Tamura District, Fukushima Prefecture 963-3401 | ||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cfa | ||
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is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 10,416 in 3464 households,[1] and a population density of 77 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 125.11sqkm. The town is known locally for the "thousand cherry trees" which line the banks of the Natsui River. It is also one of the purported birthplaces of Heian period poet Ono no Komachi.
Ono is located in north-central Fukushima prefecture in the middle of Abukuma Highland, in eastern Nakadōri. It is surrounded by mountains over 700 meters above sea level. The Natsui River flows in the center of the town. Most of the town is within the borders of the Abukuma Kogen Chubu Prefectural Natural Park.
Ono has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ono is 10.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1390 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.5 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Ono has declined steadily over the past 60 years.
The area of present-day Ono was part of ancient Mutsu Province. After the Meiji Restoration it was organized as part of Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. The villages of Iitoyo, Natsui, and Ononiimachi were established with the formation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Ononiimachi was raised to town status on July 1, 1896. On February 1, 1955, it merged with Iitoyo and Natsui to form the town of Ono.
The economy of Ono is primarily mixed agricultural and light manufacturing.
Ono has one public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Fukushima Board of Education.