Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyūshū Region, Japan

🇯🇵 Hioki (日置市, Hioki-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of May 1, 2010, the city had a population density of 205 persons per km². The total area is 253.06 km² (97.71 sq mi).

The modern city of Hioki was established on May 1, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Fukiage, Higashiichiki, Hiyoshi and Ijūin (all from Hioki District).

Adjacent municipalities • Kagoshima • Satsumasendai • Ichikikushikino • Minamisatsuma

Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Hioki in 2020 is 47,153 people. Hioki began its first census in 1960, and the brief exodus ended in the 1970s, after which the population remained relatively stable until 2020.

Education Public schools • Kagoshima prefectural Ijūin High School • Kagoshima prefectural Fukiage High School; Private schools • Kagoshima Josei High School • Kagoshima Ikuei-kan High School.

Transport: Rail • Kagoshima Main Line • Yunomoto Station - Higashi-Ichiki Station - Ijūin Station.

Transport: Road • Expressway • Minami-Kyushu Expressway Miyama Interchange - Miyama Parking area - Ijuin Interchange • National Highways • National Route 3 • National Route 270.

Visitor attractions • Tokushige Shrine • Yunomoto Hot spring • Fukiage Beach • Miyama (Satsuma ware, former name: Naeshirogawa) • Izaku Castle, Home Castle of Shimazu clan • Ichiuji Castle and Statue of Shimazu Yoshihiro.

Festivals • Myoenji Mairi • Ijuin Ume Marathon.