Hioki, Kagoshima
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Geography
Hioki is located in the central part of Kagoshima Prefecture, in the mid-west of the Satsuma Peninsula. The western part of the city faces the East China Sea, and is home to Fukiagehama Beach, one of Japan's three largest sand dunes. Kutajima Island, an uninhabited island about 12 kilometers offshore from Fukiagehama, is within the city limits.
Adjacent municipalities
Kagoshima Prefecture
Climate
Hioki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, and is heavier in summer, especially the months of June and July. The average annual temperature in Hioki is Script error: No such module "convert".. The average annual rainfall is Template:Cvt with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around Script error: No such module "convert"., and lowest in January, at around Script error: No such module "convert"..[2] Its record high is Template:Cvt, reached on 19 August 2013, and its record low is Template:Cvt, reached on 19 February 1977.[3]
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Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Hioki in 2020 is 47,153 people.[4] Hioki began its first census in 1960, and the brief exodus ended in the 1970s, after which the population remained relatively stable until 2020.
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History
Hioki is part of ancient Satsuma Province and was one of the centers of the Shimazu clan during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods. It was part of the holdings of Satsuma Domain in the Edo period. On April 1, 1889, the villages of Nakaijuin, Shimoijuin, Higashiichiki, Hioki, Yoshiri, Nagayoshi in Hiki District and Isaku in Ata District were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Nakaijuin was raised to town status in April 1922, becoming the town of Ijuin, followed by Isaku in December 1922 and Higashiichiki in April 1937. Hioki and Yoshiri merged in April1955 to form the town of Hiyoshi ad Isaku and Nagayoshi merged to form the town of Fukiage. The 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).
Government
Hioki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 20 members. Hioki contributes two members to the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Kagoshima 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
Hioki has a mixed economy of commerce, agriculture, light manufacturing and commercial fishing.
Education
Hioki has 15 public elementary schools and five public junior high schools by the city government, and four public high schools operated by the Kagoshima Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private combined junior/senior high school.
Transportation
Railways
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Highways
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Sister cities
- Template:Flagicon Aira, Kagoshima
- Template:Flagicon Namwon, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea[5]
- Template:Flagicon Ōgaki, Gifu
- Template:Flagicon Sekigahara, Gifu
- Template:Flagicon Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia[6]
- Template:Flagicon Teshikaga, Hokkaido
Local attractions
- Fukiage Beach
- Ichiuji Castle and Statue of Shimazu Yoshihiro
- Izaku Castle, Home Castle of Shimazu clan
- Miyama (Satsuma ware, former name: Naeshirogawa)
- Tokushige Shrine
- Yunomoto Hot spring
Festivals
- Ijuin Ume Marathon
- Myoenji Mairi
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
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External links
- Hioki City official website Template:In lang
- Kagoshima Prefectural Visitors Bureau official website Template:In lang
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