Hino River

The Hino River (日野川, Hino-gawa) is a major river in the western part of Tottori Prefecture, located in Honshu. The Class A river flows east-northeast for 77 kilometres (48 mi), and is the longest river in the prefecture. The Hino River emerges from the Chūgoku Mountains. The source of the river is at an elevation of 1,004 metres (3,294 ft) in an area near and Mount Dōgo in Nichinan in southeastern Tottori Prefecture. At Kofu, the river turns north-northwest. The lower part of the Hino River flows through the before finally discharging into Miho Bay at Hiezu near Yonago. Erosion over time has created the scenic . The forms an artificial lake, . Approximately 60,800 people use the water provided by the Hino River.