Ōno Rose Garden is a

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located in Ibi District,

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. , the town had an estimated

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of 23,111 in 7906 households and a

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of 680 persons per km².The total area of the town was .

Geography

Ōno is located in western Gifu Prefecture, in the northern part of the Nōbi Plain. The northern part is hilly, with an altitude of approximately 300 meters; however, most of the town is flatland between the

Ibi River The is a tributary of the Kiso River located in Gifu Prefecture, Gifu and Mie Prefectures in Japan. Along with the Nagara River, Nagara and Kiso rivers, the Ibi is the third of the Kiso Three Rivers of the Nōbi Plain. It is one of Japan's first ...

and the

Nagara River The has its source in the city of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, and its mouth in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Along with the Kiso River and Ibi River, the Nagara River is one of the Kiso Three Rivers of the Nōbi Plain. Previously, t ...

. The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (

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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Ōno is 15.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2024 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.7 °C. The mountainous areas of the town are noted for extremely heavy snow in winter.

Neighbouring municipalities

*Gifu Prefecture ** Ibigawa ** Ikeda ** Gōdo ** Mizuho ** Motosu

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,Ōno population statistics
/ref> the population of Ōno has recently plateaued after a long period of growth.

History

The area around Ōno was part of traditional

Mino Province was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today southern Gifu Prefecture. Mino was bordered by Ōmi to the west, Echizen and Hida to the north, Shinano to the east, and Ise, Mikawa, and Owari to the south. Its abbreviated fo ...

. During the post-

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cadastral reforms, the area was organised into Ibi District, Gifu Prefecture. The village of Ōno was formed on July 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system, and was raised to town status on October 1, 1932. Ōno annexed the villages of Nishigun, Toyoki, and Tomoaki in 1954, Uguisu in 1956 and Kawai in 1960. No Kofun Cluster

Education

Ōno has six public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school. There is one private special education school.

Transportation

Railway

* The town does not have any passenger rail service.

Highway

Sister cities

* Shaoyang,

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, China

Local attractions

Kiburi-ji is a Buddhist temple in Ōno, Gifu, Ōno, Gifu Prefecture belonging to the Shingon-shū Chizan-ha, Chisan sect of Shingon Buddhism. The temple claims to have been founded as the East Asian Yogācāra, Hossō sect temple of Shinpuku-ji by the wan ...

, a noted Buddhist temple

Notable people from Ōno

Akiko Kikuchi is a Japanese model and actress who is represented by the talent agency Ten Carat. Biography Kikuchi graduated from Chiba University's Faculty of Engineering of Urban Environment Systems Department. Her bachelor's degree is engineering. Kikuchi ...

, model and actress *

Hirotaka Okada is a retired judoka who competed in the 78 kg and 86 kg divisions. Biography Okada began judo in primary school, and won the inter-highschool light heavyweight judo tournament in 1984. While attending the University of Tsukuba, he w ...

, retired

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Yoshinori Okada (born 19 March 1977 in Ōno, Gifu) is a Japanese actor. He has starred several TV series such as '' Atsuhime'' (2008) and '' Nobuta. O Produce'' (2005) as well as movies such as '' Densha otoko'' (2005). He is a high school graduate and does n ...

, actor

References

External links

*
Ōno official website
Towns in Gifu Prefecture Ibi District, Gifu {{Gifu-geo-stub