Hino (Shiga)

Hino (Japanese日 野 町, -chō ) is a town southeast of Lake Biwa in Gamo -gun in the east of Japan Shiga Prefecture.

History

On March 16, 1955, the merger of the old Hino was carried out with the Mura Minamihizusa (南 比 都 佐 村, -mura ), Kitahizusa (北 比 都 佐 村, -mura ), Kaigake (镰 挂 村, -mura ), Nishioji (西 大路 村, -mura ), Higashisakuradani (东 桜 谷 村, -mura ) and Nishisakuradani (西 桜 谷 村, -mura ) as the new Hino.

Attractions

• Theme Park " flower hill " ( burume no oka ), opened in 1997: the park was built in accordance to the German floriculture; in the summer various events are offered; the German twin town of Neustadt an der Aisch received on 120 m² the possibility of establishing a local museum ( Focus: Living at the turn of the century, agriculture, fisheries and education); Copies of buildings, towers and guest houses in the Frankish style were built - including the Market Square fountain from Dietersheim - but not grace him of Neptune ( like the original ), but the Mother Goose.
• Town hall
• Cultural Hall
• 3 golf courses

Traffic

• Street: National roads 307, 477

• Ōmi tetsudō main line to Maibara and Kōka

Adjacent Cities and Towns

• Higashiomi
• Kōka

Twinning

• Embu Brazil (since 1984)
• Flag of South Korea恩 山 面, Buyeo -gun, Chungcheongnam -do ( since 1990)
• Germany Dietersheim (since 1997)