Hinohara, Tokyo
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Hinohara 檜原村 |
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Hinohara Village Hall
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 Location of Hinohara in Tokyo |
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 Hinohara
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| Coordinates: 35°43′36.5″N 139°8′56″E / 35.726806°N 139.14889°ECoordinates: 35°43′36.5″N 139°8′56″E / 35.726806°N 139.14889°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Tokyo | ||
| District | Nishitama | ||
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| • Total | 105.41 km2 (40.70 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 2016) | |||
| • Total | 2,194 | ||
| • Density | 20.8/km2 (54/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Hinoki | ||
| • Flower | Kerria japonica | ||
| • Bird | Japanese bush-warbler | ||
| Phone number | 042-598-1011 | ||
| Address | 467-1 Hirohara-mura, Nishitama-gun, Tokyo 190-0212 | ||
| Website | www |
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Hinohara (檜原村 or 桧原村 Hinohara-mura?) is a village located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016[update], the village had an estimated population of 2,194 and a population density of 20.8 persons per km². Its total area was 105.41 square kilometres (40.70 sq mi). It is the only administrative unit left in the non-insular area of Tokyo that is still classified as a village.
Hinohara lies in the mountainous upper reaches of the Akigawa, a tributary of the Tama River. The highest point is the summit of Mount Mitō at 1528 m. 93% of its area is forest.
The name Hinohara means the field or forest of Chamaecyparis obtusa. Formerly the trees were cut down to build wooden structures in Edo.
Motoshuku, at the confluence of the north and south branches of the Akigawa, is the center of the village and is where the village offices are located.
Mountains in Hinohara include Shōtō (990 m), Ichimichi (795 m), Kariyose (687 m), Usuki (842), and Ōdake (1267 m).
The area of present-day Hinohara was part of ancient Musashi Province. In the post-Meiji Restoration cadastral reform of July 22, 1878, the area became part of Nishitama District in Kanagawa Prefecture. The village of Hinohara was created on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of municipalities law. Nishitama District was transferred to the administrative control of Tokyo Metropolis on April 1, 1893.
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