Hōki, Tottori

Hōki 伯耆町
Town
Large statue of an oni, Hōki, Tottori Prefecture
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Location of Hōki in Tottori Prefecture
Hōki
Coordinates: 35°30′N 133°30′E / 35.500°N 133.500°E / 35.500; 133.500Coordinates: 35°30′N 133°30′E / 35.500°N 133.500°E / 35.500; 133.500
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku San'in
Prefecture	Tottori Prefecture
District	Saihaku
Area
• Total	139.44 km2 (53.84 sq mi)
Population (June 1, 2016)
• Total	11,071
• Density	79.4/km2 (206/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Japanese yew
- Flower	Broccolini flower
Phone number	0859-68-3111
Address	3-37 Yoshinaga, Hōki, Saihaku-gun, Tottori-ken 689-4133
Website	Town of Hōki, Official Site(Japanese)

Hōki (伯耆町, Hōki-chō^?) is a town in Saihaku District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.

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.

As of April 1, 2011, the town has an estimated population of 11,745 and a density of 84.2 persons per km². The total area is 139.5 square kilometres (53.9 sq mi).

Hōki is the birthplace of the photographer Shōji Ueda (1913 – 2000). The town is home to the Shōji Ueda Museum of Photography, which is dedicated to the Ueda's works.

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).

Hōki borders on five other municipalities, all in Tottori Prefecture.

The Hakubi Line train line of JR West from Yonago to Okayama passes through Hōki with both local and express service. There are train stops at Hōki-Mizoguchi Station as well as Kishimoto Station.