is a

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in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of May 1, 2010, the city had a

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of 51,819Hioki City Statistics, Population data (as of May 1, 2010)
in Japanese and a

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of 205 persons per km². The total area is . The modern city of Hioki was established on May 1, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Fukiage, Higashiichiki,

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and Ijūin (all from Hioki District).

Geography

Climate

Hioki has a humid subtropical climate (

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

''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 . The average annual rainfall is with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . Its record high is , reached on 19 August 2013, and its record low is , reached on 19 February 1977.

Adjacent municipalities

Kagoshima , abbreviated to , is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu, Kagoshima is the largest city in the prefecture by some margin. It has been nicknamed the "Naples of the Eastern wor ...

Satsumasendai is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The modern city of Satsumasendai was established on October 12, 2004, from the merger of the city of Sendai, the towns of Hiwaki, Iriki, Kedōin and Tōgō, and the Koshikijima Islands (whi ...

* Ichikikushikino * Minamisatsuma

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Hioki in 2020 is 47,153 people. Hioki began its first census in 1960, and the brief exodus ended in the 1970s, after which the population remained relatively stable until 2020.

Educational institutions

High schools

Public schools

* Kagoshima prefectural Ijūin High School * Kagoshima prefectural Fukiage High School

Private schools

* Kagoshima Josei High School * Kagoshima Ikuei-kan High School

Transport

Railways

Kagoshima Main Line The is a major railway line operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) between Mojikō in Kitakyushu, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima City, at the southern end of Kyushu. Until March 13, 2004, it extended 393 km between its ...

:* Yunomoto Station - Higashi-Ichiki Station - Ijūin Station

Roads

* Expressway :*

Minami-Kyushu Expressway is one of the Expressways of Japan from Yatsushiro to Kagoshima linking with the Kyushu Expressway. It runs through the southern half of Kumamoto prefecture, and the northern half of the Kagoshima prefecture. The total length is 140 km. ...

:*: Miyama Interchange - Miyama Parking area - Ijuin Interchange * National Highways :* National Route 3 :* National Route 270

Sister cities

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* Ōgaki, Gifu *

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* Aira, Kagoshima * Subang Jaya,

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Visitor attractions

* Tokushige Shrine * Yunomoto Hot spring * Fukiage Beach * Miyama (

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, former name: Naeshirogawa) *

Izaku Castle was a castle structure in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The date of the castle's construction is unknown, but it is believed that the castle was built by Shimazu Hisanaga in the thirteenth century. It was the original seat of power for th ...

, Home Castle of

Shimazu clan The were the ''daimyō'' of the Satsuma han, which spread over Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga provinces in Japan. The Shimazu were identified as one of the '' tozama'' or outsider ''daimyō'' familiesAppert, Georges ''et al.'' (1888). in cont ...

Ichiuji Castle is a castle structure in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.　Ichiuji Castle is also called Ijūin Castle. History Ichiuji Castle was built by the Ijuin clan and was later controlled by the Shimazu clan. In 1536, Shimazu Takahisa moved the ...

and Statue of

Shimazu Yoshihiro was the second son of Shimazu Takahisa and the younger brother of Shimazu Yoshihisa. Traditionally believed to be the 17th head of the Shimazu clan, he was a skilled general during the Sengoku period who greatly contributed to the unification ...

Festivals

* Myoenji Mairi * Ijuin Ume Marathon

Notable people from Hioki

* Masafumi Arima (admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy) *

Satoshi Irifune is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. In the 10,000 metres he finished 20th at the 1999 World Championships. He finished eighteenth at the 2000 World Half Marathon Championships, and in the marathon he finished 2 ...

(marathon runner) *

Izumi Inamori is a Japanese actress signed to Burning Production. Biography Izumi Inamori was born and grew up in Kagoshima Prefecture. After finished from the local high school, Inamori went to University of Texas at Arlington to study English abroad. Aft ...

(actress) *

Keisuke Iwashita is a Japanese football defender who plays for J1 League team Sagan Tosu. Career After graduating from Kagoshima Commercial High School in 2005, Iwashita signed for S-Pulse where he has played since. In 2007 he scored his first goal for S-P ...

(football player) *

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(singer) *

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(singer) * Naokuni Nomura (admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy) *

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(Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

References

External links

Hioki City official website

Kagoshima Prefectural Visitors Bureau official website
{{Authority control Cities in Kagoshima Prefecture