- Hinode, Tokyo
nihongo|Hinode|日の出町| -machi is a town in Nishitama District,
Tokyo ,Japan . As of 2005, it had a population of 16,023 and an area of 28.08 km², with a population density of 570.6/km².Geography
The highest mountain is Mount Hinode at 902 m. The Hirai and Ōguno Rivers drain the town. Hinode borders the cities of Ōme and Akiruno, both of which are also in Tokyo.
History
The village of Hinode was formed in 1955 with the merger of the villages of Hirai and Ōguno. Hinode became a town in 1974.
Industry
Forestry andtimber production are important industries.Cryptomeria and hinoki are economically important. Hinode produces 200,000coffin s annually, ranking first in Japan.Education
Hinode has three public elementary schools (Hirai, Honjuku, and Ōguno) and two public middle schools (Hirai and Ōguno).
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operatesMizuho High School [http://www.mizuho-h.metro.tokyo.jp/] in nearby Mizuho.Theschool district operates the following high schools in Akiruno:
*Akirudai High School [http://www.akiru-h.metro.tokyo.jp/]
*Itsukaichi High School [http://www.itsukaichi-h.metro.tokyo.jp/] The school district operates the following high schools in Ōme:
*Norin High School [http://www.norin-h.metro.tokyo.jp/]
*Ome Sogo High School [http://www.ome-sogo-h.metro.tokyo.jp/]
*Tama High School [http://www.tama-h.metro.tokyo.jp/]Transportation
The Hinode Interchange of the
Ken-O Expressway is in Hinode.Topics
* Former Japanese prime minister
Yasuhiro Nakasone had a cottage,Hinode Sansō in this town, and in1983 , when he was in the post, Nakasone invited US presidentRonald Reagan there, and held US-Japan summit with friendly relationship. And, after his resign, Nakasone also met at his cottage,Chun Doo-hwan (ex-president of South Korea),Mikhail Gorbachev (ex-president of Soviet Union) and other many foreign VIPs, include several US ambassadors. Nakasone gave the historic place to the town in 2006, and it has opened as a public park now.ee also
References
External links
* [http://www.town.hinode.tokyo.jp/ Welcome to Hinode Home Page] (in Japanese)
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