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located in

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

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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 * Miki

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

Per Japanese census data,Ono population statistics
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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 th ...

. 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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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 * - - - - Kobe Electric Railway * - - - - Hojo-rogo2

Hōjō Railway Company –

Hōjō Line The is a Japanese railway line in Hyōgo Prefecture, between Ao, Ono and Hōjōmachi, Kasai. This is the only railway line operated by . The third sector company took former Japanese National Railways line in 1985. The line links Hōjō, a c ...

Highway

San'yō Expressway Miki-Ono IC * * *

Sister cities

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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

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ono, Hyogo Cities in Hyōgo Prefecture Ono, Hyōgo