About The Town

Taneichi and Ono will consolidate to form Hirono.

Hirono (洋野町, Hirono-cho) is the northernmost Pacific municipality in Kunohe county, Iwate Prefecture, Honshū island, Japan. is a district located in Iwate, Japan. The district has two towns and two villages each WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on Honshū island or Honshu is the largest Island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Hirono was formed on January 1, 2006 with the merger of Taneichi town and Ōno village. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Taneichi (種市町 Taneichi-machi was the northernmost Pacific municipality in Kunohe county Iwate prefecture, Honshū island Japan. was a village located in Kunohe District, Iwate, Japan. On April 1, 2005 Ōno merged with Taneichi to form Hirono

External links

• Official website of Hirono (in Japanese)