Английская Википедия:Hōki, Tottori

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Hōki town hall

Шаблон:Nihongo is a town in Saihaku District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Шаблон:As of, the town had an estimated population of 10,420 in 3871 households and a population density of 75 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is Шаблон:Convert. On the west side of the train tracks just after leaving Hōki-Mizoguchi station, a very large green statue of an Oni is visible on the hill overlooking the town and the Hino River. Before the Kishimoto-Mizokuchi town merger which created Hōki, the oni was Mizokuchi's town mascot and as such is featured on manhole covers, phone booths, post boxes and even the town's highway rest stop (where the building housing the restrooms is shaped like a giant oni head).[2]

Geography

Hōki is located in the Chūgoku Mountains in western Tottori Prefecture. The major road through Hōki is Route 181, which winds through the mountains from Yonago all the way to Okayama prefecture in the south. For the majority of its length, Route 181 is a two-lane highway featuring steep switchbacks and often abrupt vertical drops to the valleys below. It roughly parallels the course of the Hino River until it reaches neighboring Kōfu, where Route 181 continues south, and Route 183 continues west to Nichinan and eventually Hiroshima, the capital of the Chūgoku region.

Neighboring municipalities

Tottori Prefecture

Climate

Hōki is classified as a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hōki is Шаблон:Cvt. The average annual rainfall is Шаблон:Cvt with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around Шаблон:Cvt, and lowest in January, at around Шаблон:Cvt.[3]

Demography

Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Hōki has been as follows.

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History

The area of Hōki was part of ancient Hōki Province. During the Edo Period, it was part of the holdings of the Ikeda clan of Tottori Domain. Following the Meiji restoration. the area was organized into villages within Hino District and Saihaku District, Tottori on October 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. Hōki was formed on January 1, 2005 as the result of the merger of the town of Kishimoto, from Saihaku District, and the town of Mizokuchi, from Hino District.[2]

Government

Hōki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 14 members. Hōki, collectively with the other municipalities of Saihaku District, contributes three members to the Tottori Prefectural Assembly.. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Tottori 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The economy of Hōki is primarily agricultural with some light manufacturing.Шаблон:Cn

Education

Hōki has four public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school, and high schoolers typically take a bus to neighboring Yonago.Шаблон:Cn

Transportation

Railway

Файл:JR logo (west).svg JR West - Hakubi Line

Highways

Local attractions

Noted people from Hōki

References

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External links

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