is a
town located in
Hayami District,
Ōita Prefecture,
Japan
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. As of March 2017, the town has an estimated
population of 28,524 and the
density of 390 persons per km
2. The total area is 73.32 km
2.
Geography
Hiji is located within the eastern part of
Ōita Prefecture and borders with the
Beppu Bay.
Neighbouring municipalities
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Beppu
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Kitsuki
*
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Transportation
Railway
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JR Kyushu
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Nippō Main Line:
Ōga -
Hiji -
Yōkoku -
Bungo-Toyooka
Highways
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Ōita Expressway
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Higashikyushu Expressway
The is one of the expressways of Japan from Kitakyūshū (and the bridge to Honshū) to east of Kagoshima linking with the Kyushu Expressway. It runs north to south, through the prefectures of Fukuoka, Oita, Miyazaki and the Kagoshima prefec ...
* Japan national routes
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Route 10
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Route 213
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Route 500
Places of interests
The town has a
trappist monastery and is also the home of
Sanrio's
Harmonyland theme park.
References
External links
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Town of Hiji
Towns in Ōita Prefecture
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