Kokonoe (九重町, Kokonoe-machi) is a town located in Kusu District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.

Following the Meiji restoration, the villages of Handa, Higashi-Handa and Minami-Yamada within Kusu District, Ōita were established on May 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system.

The village of Nogami was established on March 29, 1896 out of portions of Handa and Higashi-Handa, and was raised to town status on January 1, 1951.

Kokonoe has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 13 members.

In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Ōita 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.