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Hioki

日置市
Ijūin city from the Joyama Park in 2020
Ijūin city from the Joyama Park in 2020
Flag of Hioki
Flag
Official seal of Hioki
Emblem
Location of Hioki
Hioki is located in Japan
Hioki
Hioki
Location in Japan
Country Japan
Region Kyushu
Prefecture Kagoshima
Area
 • Total 253.01 km2 (97.69 sq mi)
Population
 (July 1, 2024)
 • Total 46,348
 • Density 183.186/km2 (474.451/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address 1-100 Kori Ijuin-machi, Hioki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-2592
Climate Cfa
Symbols
Flower Prunus mume
Tree Pinus thunbergii
Hioki City Hall
Hioki City Hall
Myoenji Mairi Samurai Procession in Tokushige Shrine 001-2021
Myoenji Mairi Samurai Procession with Tokushige Shrine

Hioki (日置市, Hioki-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July  2024 (2024 -07-01), the city had an estimated population of 46,348 in 22706 households, and a population density of 180 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 253.01 km2 (97.69 sq mi).

Geography

Hioki is located in the central part of Kagoshima Prefecture, in the mid-west of the Satsuma Peninsula. The western part of the city faces the East China Sea, and is home to Fukiagehama Beach, one of Japan's three largest sand dunes. Kutajima Island, an uninhabited island about 12 kilometers offshore from Fukiagehama, is within the city limits.

Adjacent municipalities

Kagoshima Prefecture

  • Ichikikushikino
  • Kagoshima
  • Minamisatsuma
  • Satsumasendai

Climate

Hioki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification 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 17.3 °C (63.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,265.0 mm (89.17 in) with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.3 °C (81.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.5 °C (45.5 °F). Its record high is 36.3 °C (97.3 °F), reached on 19 August 2013, and its record low is −6.3 °C (20.7 °F), reached on 19 February 1977.

Climate data for Higashiichiki, Hioki (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3)
23.2
(73.8)
24.7
(76.5)
29.4
(84.9)
30.6
(87.1)
33.2
(91.8)
36.3
(97.3)
36.3
(97.3)
35.5
(95.9)
32.9
(91.2)
27.8
(82.0)
23.6
(74.5)
36.3
(97.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 12.0
(53.6)
13.3
(55.9)
16.1
(61.0)
20.4
(68.7)
24.1
(75.4)
26.4
(79.5)
30.2
(86.4)
31.6
(88.9)
29.3
(84.7)
25.1
(77.2)
19.8
(67.6)
14.4
(57.9)
21.9
(71.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.5
(45.5)
8.6
(47.5)
11.5
(52.7)
15.6
(60.1)
19.4
(66.9)
22.8
(73.0)
26.6
(79.9)
27.3
(81.1)
24.6
(76.3)
19.8
(67.6)
14.6
(58.3)
9.5
(49.1)
17.3
(63.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.9
(37.2)
3.6
(38.5)
6.4
(43.5)
10.5
(50.9)
14.8
(58.6)
19.6
(67.3)
23.6
(74.5)
23.9
(75.0)
20.7
(69.3)
15.0
(59.0)
9.5
(49.1)
4.7
(40.5)
12.9
(55.3)
Record low °C (°F) −5.4
(22.3)
−6.3
(20.7)
−3.4
(25.9)
−0.1
(31.8)
5.4
(41.7)
11.0
(51.8)
17.0
(62.6)
16.4
(61.5)
10.0
(50.0)
1.6
(34.9)
−2.1
(28.2)
−4.2
(24.4)
−6.3
(20.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 75.8
(2.98)
99.4
(3.91)
151.1
(5.95)
174.3
(6.86)
187.1
(7.37)
516.3
(20.33)
310.2
(12.21)
240.6
(9.47)
243.6
(9.59)
92.2
(3.63)
111.4
(4.39)
98.4
(3.87)
2,265
(89.17)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.2 9.6 12.3 10.2 10.0 15.1 10.9 10.3 10.2 7.2 9.0 9.5 124.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours 116.1 133.3 162.3 180.6 183.9 112.0 192.5 220.8 186.7 191.2 156.1 126.2 1,964.9
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency

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.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1960 67,756 —    
1965 60,027 −11.4%
1970 54,656 −8.9%
1975 52,250 −4.4%
1980 52,022 −0.4%
1985 53,025 +1.9%
1990 52,675 −0.7%
Year Pop. ±%
1995 52,791 +0.2%
2000 53,391 +1.1%
2005 52,411 −1.8%
2010 50,831 −3.0%
2015 49,249 −3.1%
2020 47,153 −4.3%
Hioki population statistics

History

Hioki is part of ancient Satsuma Province and was one of the centers of the Shimazu clan during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods. It was part of the holdings of Satsuma Domain in the Edo period. On April 1, 1889, the villages of Nakaijuin, Shimoijuin, Higashiichiki, Hioki, Yoshiri, Nagayoshi in Hiki District and Isaku in Ata District were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Nakaijuin was raised to town status in April 1922, becoming the town of Ijuin, followed by Isaku in December 1922 and Higashiichiki in April 1937. Hioki and Yoshiri merged in April1955 to form the town of Hiyoshi ad Isaku and Nagayoshi merged to form the town of Fukiage. The city of Hioki was established on May 1, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Fukiage, Higashiichiki, Hiyoshi and Ijūin (all from Hioki District).

Economy

Hioki has a mixed economy of commerce, agriculture, light manufacturing and commercial fishing.

Education

Hioki has 15 public elementary schools and five public junior high schools by the city government, and four public high schools operated by the Kagoshima Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private combined junior/senior high school.

Transportation

Railways

JR logo (kyushu).svg JR Kyushu - Kagoshima Main Line

Yunomoto - Higashi-Ichiki - Ijūin

Highways

  • Minamikyushu Expressway
  • National Route 3
  • National Route 270

Sister cities

Local attractions

  • Fukiage Beach
  • Ichiuji Castle and Statue of Shimazu Yoshihiro
  • Izaku Castle, Home Castle of Shimazu clan
  • Miyama (Satsuma ware, former name: Naeshirogawa)
  • Tokushige Shrine
  • Yunomoto Hot spring
Fukiage beach
Fukiage Beach

Festivals

  • Ijuin Ume Marathon
  • Myoenji Mairi

Notable people from Hioki

  • Masafumi Arima (admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy)
  • Satoshi Irifune (marathon runner)
  • Izumi Inamori (actress)
  • Keisuke Iwashita (football player)
  • Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi (singer)
  • Mika Nakashima (singer)
  • Naokuni Nomura (admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy)
  • Shigenori Tōgō (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

See also

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