Hioki (日置) is in the city of 45,720 people (2025) in Kagoshima prefecture on the East China Sea. It is home to Fukiagehama Beach, one of Japan's three largest sand dunes.
Understand
[edit]Climate
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Hioki City is characterized by a warm, wet climate that is mild and very precipitated throughout the year. The annual average temperature is around 17.3°C, and the rain is concentrated especially during the long rainy season, which runs from late May to mid-July. The summer when the rainy season ends is hot and humid, and from August to October, it can be affected by typhoons. On the other hand, the winter is very mild and snowy, with barely falling below zero.
History
[edit]The Satsuma Domain is closely related to Hioki City. It was the base of the Machida family, a branch of the Shimazu family that ruled the Satsuma Domain. After 600 years of rule, it was divided into four towns after the abolition of the feudal domains and establishment of prefectures, and later merged in 2005 to form Hioki City. The former place name is Yi Ju-in, and the center is Yi Ju-in Station, which is in Hioki.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]Hioki has no airport. The nearest airport is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), so there is a way to take the airport bus from Kagoshima Airport.
By train
[edit]The Kagoshima Main Line passes and stops are Yunomoto, Higashiichiki, and Ijuin stations.
By car
[edit]The Minami-Kyushu Expressway passes by, and there are Miyama IC and Ijuin IC.
Get around
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Hioki is long and wide up and down. It is possible to move by subway, but it is recommended to move by car where the subway does not reach.
See
[edit]- 1 Joyama Park (城山公園), 700 Ijuincho Ota, ☏ +81 99-273-8871. 24 hr. It is a park made using the old castle site, and you can see a panoramic view of the city when you go up. free.
- 2 Eguchihama Seaside Park (江口浜海浜公園), ７４２５−12−899 2203 ,Izakuda, Higashiichikicho, ☏ +81 99-296-2118. 24 hr. Located in Higashi-Ichikicho, this beach park faces the East China Sea. It opens as a beach in the summer and is also the venue for marine sports activities such as surfing. free.
Do
[edit]- 1 Fukiagehama Beach (吹上浜). Fukiagehama is a sand dune coastline in western Kagoshima Prefecture , stretching from Ichikikushikino City to Hioki City and Minamisatsuma City. It is one of Japan's three largest sand dunes, and has also been selected as one of Japan's 100 best beaches. It is located on the west coast of the Satsuma Peninsula, facing the East China Sea.
Buy
[edit]- 1 Super Center Nishimuta Ijuin (スーパーセンターニシムタ 伊集院店), 802 Ijuincho Igakura, ☏ +81 99-273-8770. 07:00 ~ 23:00. It is a supermarket located around Ijuin Station. You can purchase ingredients and daily necessities.
Eat
[edit]Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Hotel AZ Kagoshima Ijūin (鹿児島伊集院店), 加治屋田 2019,Ijuincho Shimotaniguchi,, ☏ +81 99-272-1133. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 10:00. It is a hotel located around Ijuin Station. 8000¥~.
- 2 Ocean Resort Eguchiya (えぐち家), 731 Higashiichikicho Yuda, ☏ +81 99-295-0130. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 10:00. It is a hotel located on the sea side of Hioki. It is closest to Yunomoto Station, but it is still far away. 14,000¥~.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]- Ichikikushikino- It is a city bordering on the northern part of the city of Hioki
- Kagoshima - It is the largest city in the prefecture because it is located in the east of Hioki.
- Ibusuki - It is located in the southernmost part of the Japanese mainland because it is located in the southern part of the city of Hioki.