Hino River

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Hino River
Hino River near Yonago, Tottori Prefecture
Location
CountryJapan
Physical characteristics
Source 
 - locationMount Mikuni and Mount Dōgo, Tottori Prefecture
 - elevation1,004 metres (3,294 ft)
Mouth 
 - locationMiho Bay, Sea of Japan
 - elevation0 m (0 ft)
Length77 kilometres (48 mi)
Basin size870 square kilometres (340 sq mi)

The Hino River (日野川, Hinogawa) is a major river in the western part of Tottori Prefecture. The river flows east-northeast for 1004m beginning from Mikuniyama in Nichinan in southern Tottori Prefecture. At Kofu, the river turns north-northwest before finally discharging into Miho Bay at Heizu near Yonago. Approximately 60,800 people use the water from the Hino River.