Ono, Fukui
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Fukui Prefecture
, Japan
.
As of June 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population
of 36,890 with 12,016 households
and the density
of 42.29 persons per km². The total area is 872.30 km².
The town is encircled by a ring of mountains and the only way in or out is via tunnels or mountain roads.
The city was founded on July 1, 1954.
On November 7, 2005 the village of Izumi
was merged into Ōno.
Ono was home to the author of the book For Fukui's Sake
, which describes the expriences of living in the area whilst working at local schools as part of the JET Programme
.
Cities of Japan
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located in Fukui Prefecture
Fukui Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Fukui.- Prehistory :The Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry, on the Sugiyama River within the city limits of Katsuyama, has yielded the Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis and Fukuisaurus tetoriensis as well as an unnamed...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
As of June 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 36,890 with 12,016 households
Household
The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....
and the density
Population density
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of 42.29 persons per km². The total area is 872.30 km².
The town is encircled by a ring of mountains and the only way in or out is via tunnels or mountain roads.
The city was founded on July 1, 1954.
On November 7, 2005 the village of Izumi
Izumi, Fukui
was a village located in Ōno District, Fukui, Japan.On November 7, 2005 Izumi was merged into the city of Ōno.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 701 and a density of 2.11 persons per km². The total area was 332.38 km²....
was merged into Ōno.
Ono was home to the author of the book For Fukui's Sake
For Fukui's Sake
For Fukui's Sake is a book written by Sam Baldwin that describes the experiences of living in Ono, Fukui prefecture, Japan, whilst working as an Assistant Language Teacher on the JET Programme....
, which describes the expriences of living in the area whilst working at local schools as part of the JET Programme
JET Programme
or is a Japanese government initiative that brings college graduates—mostly native speakers of English—to Japan as Assistant Language Teachers and Sports Education Advisors in Japanese kindergartens, elementary, junior high and high schools, or as Coordinators for International Relations in...
.
External links
- Official website in Japanese