Hino (日野町) — Population, Map & How to Read It

読み方 · How to read it

Can you read 日野町?

It reads ひのちょう — Hino Cho.

町 — A town. 町 is read either chō or machi — which one is local convention, and it varies by region. This is one of the classic traps in Japanese place names.

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数字 · By the numbers

Hino at a glance

190,598

Population

28 km²

Area

1889

Founded

#123 /1,651

National rank

3

Parks

0

Museums

0

Cafés

根雨 (Neu)

Nearest station

地図 · Where it is

Where is Hino?

Every dot is one of Japan's 1,651 municipalities, plotted at its real coordinates. Hino is marked in red.

35.2333°N, 133.4333°E Open in Google Maps →

近隣 · Nearby

Closest places to Hino

Measured as real great-circle distance from Hino.

江府町 Kofu Cho
こうふちょう · Tottori 7 km 日南町 Nichinan Cho
にちなんちょう · Tottori 13 km 新庄村 Shinjo Son
しんじょうそん · Okayama 14 km 南部町 Nanbu Cho
なんぶちょう · Tottori 15 km 伯耆町 Hoki Cho
ほうきちょう · Tottori 17 km 日吉津村 Hiezu Son
ひえづそん · Tottori 23 km

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質問 · Questions

About Hino

How do you read 日野町 in Japanese?

日野町 is read ひのちょう (Hino Cho). It is a town in Tottori Prefecture.

What does 町 mean at the end of 日野町?

町 means "town" and is read chō / machi. A town. 町 is read either chō or machi — which one is local convention, and it varies by region. This is one of the classic traps in Japanese place names.

How big is Hino?

Hino has a population of 190,598 across 28 km², making it the 123rd largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 1st largest of the 19 in Tottori.

What towns are near Hino?

The closest municipalities to Hino are Kofu Cho (7 km), Nichinan Cho (13 km), Shinjo Son (14 km).