Hokuei, Tottori

Hokuei (北栄町, Hokuei-chō) is a town located in Tōhaku District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Bordering it are Kotoura to the west, Kurayoshi to the south and Yurihama to the east.

Hokuei

北栄町
Town
Hokuei Town Hall
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Location of Hokuei in Tottori Prefecture
Hokuei
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°29′N 133°46′E
CountryJapan
RegionChūgoku
San'in
PrefectureTottori Prefecture
DistrictTōhaku
Government
 • MayorAkio Matsumoto
Area
 • Total56.94 km2 (21.98 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2016)
 • Total14,718
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Websitewww.e-hokuei.net

As of October 1, 2016, the town has an estimated population of 14,718 and a density of 260 persons per km². The total area is 57.15 km².

Hokuei was created on October 1, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Hōjō and Daiei, both from Tōhaku District.

Its main agricultural products are watermelon, nagaimo, tobacco, rakkyō, grapes and wine. It has nine wind turbines along the coast, which faces the Sea of Japan.

In honor of manga artist Gosho Aoyama, who was born in the former town of Daiei, the town has various tourist attractions related to his most famous work, Detective Conan (known as Case Closed in the United States), including a Detective Conan-themed train station, and is promoted as Conan Town.[1] Tottori Airport, 25 miles away from Hokuei (and located in the town of Koyama, within the city of Tottori, not Hokuei) was renamed Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport (鳥取砂丘コナン空港 Tottori Sakyū Konan Kūkō) in 2015. This has caught the attention of American late night talk show host Conan O'Brien, who discussed the town in his talk show[2] and visited in September 2018, during which he became honorary mayor for one day and served hamburgers to the townspeople.[3]

Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory

Famous people
  • Gosho Aoyama - Born in formerly Daiei town. A famous manga artist. In 2007, a museum dedicated to the series, called the Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory, was opened in his home town.

Reference
  1. MATCHA. "Meet Detective Conan In Tottori! Explore The World Of Manga And Anime | MATCHA - JAPAN TRAVEL WEB MAGAZINE". MATCHA - JAPAN TRAVEL WEB MAGAZINE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  2. McDonald, Andy (2018-08-30). "Conan O'Brien Is Headed To Japan To Visit 'Conan Town'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  3. Suk, Sarah (2018-09-07). "Conan O'Brien's showdown in Japan's 'Conan Town' ends peacefully after 1,000-hamburger barbecue". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2018-09-10.


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