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Hiji Town
Oita Prefecture · Town
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Hiji Town, at the southern tip of the Kunisaki Peninsula, faces Beppu Bay. It was the castle town of the Hiji Domain, and marbled flounder from the sea by the Hiji Castle ruins, called "shiroshita karei," is a specialty. The town has Harmonyland, a Sanrio theme park, and has strong ties with Beppu City and Kitsuki City.
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Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Neighboring municipalities
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Other municipalities in Oita Prefecture
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