Hino, Tottori
As of 2012, the town has an estimated population of 3,682 and a density of . The total area is . The town center is located around the JR West Hakubi Line Neu Station. Bordering municipalities. Hino, while located in Tottori Prefecture, also borders on Okayama Prefecture. History. In the Sengoku period (1467 – 1573) the Hino clan built Kagamiyama Castle on Mount Kagami () in the Kurosaka area of Hino. The small-scale castle consisted of only "honmaru" inner bailey and a "ni-no-maru" outer bailey. Packhorses were also kept at the castle. A "jōkamachi" castle town was built at  the base of the mountain. In 1632 the Tottori clan destroyed the castle, and used the site as an encampment. In the Edo period (1603 – 1868) the village of Neu became a "shukuba" post town. The commercial and administrative activities of the present-day Hino shifted to the Neu, where they remain today. Transportation. Rail. Hino is served by the JR West Hakubi Line. Neu Station serves the center of the town and municipal organizations.