Ebino

History

The area of Ebino was part of ancient Hyūga Province, and during the Edo period was completely within the borders of Satsuma Domain. In 1871, with the abolition of the han system, the area was incorporated into Kagoshima Prefecture, but was later transferred to Miyazaki Prefecture. The villages of Iino, Kakuto and Masayuki within Nishimorokata District, Miyazaki were established on May 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Iino was raised to town status on April 3, 1940, followed by Masayuki on April 1, 1950 and Kakuto on February 11, 1955. The three towns merged to form the town of Ebino on November 3, 1966. The Ebino earthquake occurred on February 21, 1968, killing three inhabitants and injuring 42. Ebino was raised to city status on December 1, 1970.

Geography

Ebino is in far southwestern Miyazaki Prefecture, bordered to the north by Kumamoto Prefecture and to the south by Kagoshima Prefecture. The southern part of the city is formed by the volcanoes and volcanic plateaus of Mount Kirishima and the Ebino Plateau, and is designated as Kirishima-Yaku National Park. The northern part consists of plateaus and mountain forests, forming the Yatake Plateau. The center of the city is the Kakuto Basin, with many hot springs. It is the 8th physically largest city in Miyazaki Prefecture. * Inhabitable land: 8,256 Hectares (1 October 2004) * Forestland: 20,044 Hectares (1 February 2005) Kagoshima Prefecture *Isa *Kirishima *Yūsui Kumamoto Prefecture *Hitoyoshi *Nishiki *Asagiri Miyazaki Prefecture *Kobayashi Ebino has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot, humid summers and cool winters. The average annual temperature in Ebino is . The average annual rainfall is with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around .}} Per Japanese census data, the population of Ebino in 2020 is 17,638 people. }}

Most-observed species

• Large-billed Crow

  Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves
  27
• Brown-eared Bulbul

  Hypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves
  24
• Oriental Turtle-Dove

  Streptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  23
• Barn Swallow

  Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  23
• Russet Sparrow

  Passer cinnamomeus (Temminck, 1836) · Aves
  21
• Japanese Woodpecker

  Picus awokera Temminck, 1836 · Aves
  20
• Cinereous Tit

  Parus cinereus Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
  20
• Japanese White-eye

  Zosterops japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 · Aves
  19

Most recent

• M 4.3 — 2026-05-24
  3 km SW of Ibusuki, Japan
• M 4.4 — 2026-03-01
  3 km WSW of Kushima, Japan
• M 4.3 — 2026-01-17
  9 km NNE of Kirishima, Japan
• M 4.5 — 2025-11-06
  40 km E of Miyazaki, Japan
• M 4.3 — 2025-09-18
  37 km ESE of Takanabe, Japan
• M 5.5 — 2025-08-16
  32 km ESE of Takanabe, Japan