Ono, Fukushima

Ono
小野町
Town
Ono Town Hall

Seal

Location of Ono in Fukushima Prefecture
Ono
 
Coordinates: 37°17′13″N 140°37′35″E / 37.28694°N 140.62639°E / 37.28694; 140.62639Coordinates: 37°17′13″N 140°37′35″E / 37.28694°N 140.62639°E / 37.28694; 140.62639
Country Japan
Region Tōhoku
Prefecture Fukushima Prefecture
District Tamura District
Area
 • Total 125.11 km2 (48.31 sq mi)
Population (December 2014)
 • Total 10,416
 • Density 83.3/km2 (216/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree Cryptomeria
- Flower Azalea
- Bird Common cuckoo
Phone number 0247-72-2111
Address Ononiimachi Tatemawari 92, Ono-machi, Tamura District, Fukushima Prefecture 963-3401
Website http://www.town.ono.fukushima.jp/

Ono (小野町, Ono-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of December 2014, the town had an estimated population of 10,416, and a population density of 83.3 persons per km². The total area is 125.11  km². The town is known locally for the "thousand cherry trees" which line the banks of the Natsui River. It is also one of the purported birthplaces of Heian period poet Ono no Komachi.

Geography

Ono is located in north-central Fukushima prefecture.

  • Rivers: Natsui River

Neighboring municipalities

History

The area of present-day Ono was part of ancient Mutsu Province. After the Meiji Restoration it was organized as part of Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. The villages of Iitoyo, Natsui, and Ononiimachi were established with the formation of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Ononiimachi was raised to town status on July 1, 1896. On February 1, 1955, it merged with Iitoyo and Natsui to form the town of Ono.

Economy

The economy of Ono is primarily mixed agricultural and light manufacturing.

Education

  • Fukushima Prefectural Ono High School
  • Ono Middle School
  • Ono Ukigane Middle School
  • six elementary schools

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Local attractions

  • Rika-chan Castle, a two-story museum, store and small-scale doll factory for the Licca-chan line of dolls.[1]

References

  1. ↑ (in English) "Licca Castle". Retrieved 2013-04-05.

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