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located in

Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and has a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, an ...

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. , the city had an estimated

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of 47,609 in 20483 households and a

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of 510 persons per km².The total area of the city is .

Geography

Ono is located almost in the center of the Harima Plain, on the bank of the Kakogawa River..

Neighbouring municipalities

Hyōgo Prefecture * Kakogawa * Kasai * Katō *

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Climate

Ono has a

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(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ono is 14.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1462 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.5 °C.

Demographics

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History

The area of the modern city of Ono was within ancient

Harima Province or Banshū (播州) was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture. Harima bordered on Tajima, Tanba, Settsu, Bizen, and Mimasaka Provinces. Its capital was Himeji. During the ...

. The village of Ono was established within Katō District with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Ono was elevated to town status on May 1 1915. On December 1, 1954 Ono merged with the neighboring villages of Kawai, Kishi, Ichiba, Obe, and Shimo-Hojo to form the city of Ono.

Government

Ono has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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city council of 16 members. Ono contributes one member to the

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. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Hyōgo 4th district of the

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Economy

The economy of Ono is centered around agriculture and light manufacturing. The city is noted as one of the largest producers of

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in Japan, with over 70% market share. An official report puts the value of shipments at 1.25 million

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per year. In 1976, it was designated as a traditional craft by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry as "Banshu Soroban". Agriculture is centered on "Yamada Nishiki" brand rice.

Education

Ono has eight public elementary schools and four public middle schools operated by the city government and two public high school operated by the Hyōgo Prefectural Department of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.

Transportation

Railway

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Kakogawa Line The is a railway line in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), which connects the cities of Kakogawa and Tamba. The line begins at Kakogawa Station on the JR Kobe Line (Sanyō Main Line) and ends at Ta ...

* - - - - Kobe rallway logo mark

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Hōjō Railway Company –

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Highway

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Sister city relations

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, since February 1973

Local attractions

* Jōdo-ji - Jōdodō completed in 1194 is a

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. *Kōdō temple ruins, National Historic Site

References

External links

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