# Hino, Tokyo

Hino (日野市, Hino-shi) is a city located in the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 1 April 2021, the city had an estimated population of 187,048, and a population density of 6,800 persons per km². The total area of the city was 27.55 square kilometres (10.64 sq mi).

## Geography

Hino is in Western Tokyo. The city has three geographical regions. The western part is called the Hino plateau, approximately 100 meters above sea level. The southern part is Tama Hills, between 150 and 200 meters above sea level. The eastern part of the city is an alluvial plain of the Tama River.

### Surrounding municipalities

Tokyo Metropolis
* Akishima
* Fuchū
* Hachiōji
* Kunitachi
* Tachikawa
* Tama

### Climate

Hino has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hino is 13.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1647 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.9 °C.

## Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Hino increased rapidly in the late 20th century and has continued to grow at a slower pace since.

## History

The area of present-day Hino was part of ancient Musashi Province. During the Edo period, the village of Hino developed as a post station on the Kōshū Kaidō.
In the post-Meiji Restoration cadastral reform of 1871, Hino-juku became part of Kanagawa Prefecture. In the reorganization of districts in 1889, Hino-juku came under the jurisdiction of Minamitama District. The entire district was transferred to the control of Tokyo Prefecture on April 1, 1893, at which time Hino-juku was proclaimed Hino Town under the modern municipalities system. The area of the town expanded through annexation of neighboring villages in 1901 and 1958. On November 3, 1963, Hino was elevated to city status.

## Government

Hino has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 24 members. Hino contributes two members to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Tokyo 21st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

### Politics

* 2005 Hino mayoral election

## Economy

Hino is largely a regional commercial center and bedroom community for central Tokyo.
Hino is the hometown of Orient Watch Co., Ltd. established in 1950 by Shogoro Yoshida.
On December 22, 2008, operations of Seiko Epson's Tokyo sales office began at Seiko Epson's Hino Office. Previously operations were at the World Trade Center in Minato, Tokyo.
Hino also houses the headquarters of Hino Motors, a Toyota Group company producing semi-trailer trucks (British and Irish: articulated lorries), box trucks and buses.

## Education
### Universities

* Tokyo Metropolitan University – Hino campus
* Meisei University
* Jissen Women's University
* Sugino Fashion College – Hino campus

### Primary and secondary

There are three metropolitan high schools operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.
* Hino High School [ja]
* Hinodai High School [ja]
* Minamidaira High School [ja]
Hino has 17 municipal elementary schools and eight public junior high schools operated by the Hino City Board of Education.
Municipal junior high schools:
* Hino No. 1 (日野第一中学校)
* Hino No. 2 (日野第二中学校)
* Hino No. 3 (日野第三中学校)
* Hino No. 4 (日野第四中学校)
* Hirayama (平山中学校)
* Misawa (三沢中学校)
* Nanao (七生中学校)
* Ohsakaue (大坂上中学校)
Municipal elementary schools:
* Asahigaoka (旭が丘小学校)
* Hino No. 1 (日野第一小学校)
* Hino No. 3 (日野第三小学校)
* Hino No. 4 (日野第四小学校)
* Hino No. 5 (日野第五小学校)
* Hino No. 6 (日野第六小学校)
* Hino No. 7 (日野第七小学校)
* Hino No. 8 (日野第八小学校)
* Hirayama (平山小学校)
* Juntoku (潤徳小学校)
* Minamidaira (南平小学校)
* Nakada (仲田小学校)
* Nanaomidori (七生緑小学校)
* Takiai (滝合小学校)
* Tokoji (東光寺小学校)
* Toyoda (豊田小学校)
* Yumeagaoka (夢が丘小学校)

## Transportation
### Railway

JR East – JR East – Chūō Main Line
* Hino - Toyoda
Keio Corporation - Keio Corporation – Keiō Line
* Mogusaen - Takahatafudō - Minamidaira - Hirayamajōshi-kōen
Keio Corporation - Keio Corporation – Keiō Dōbutsuen Line
* Takahatafudō - Tama-Dōbutsukōen
Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail - Tama Toshi Monorail Line
* Kōshū-Kaidō - Manganji - Takahatafudō - Hodokubo - Tama-Dōbutsukōen

### Highway

* Chūō Expressway
* National Route 20 (Hino Bypass)

## Local attractions

* Tama Zoological Park

## Sister cities

* Redlands, California, United States, since February 2004
* Shiwa, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, since January 2017

## Notable people from Hino

* Inoue Genzaburō, Bakumatsu period samurai
* Tomonobu Hiroi, Professional soccer player
* Yuzo Koshiro, composer
* Hijikata Toshizō, Bakumatsu period samurai
* Yuriko Yamamoto, voice actress

## In popular culture

The manga and anime series My Deer Friend Nokotan takes place in a fictional Hino City, at the same geographic location.