Hachinohe: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Aomori
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 239,046
• Coordinates: 40.5000° N, 141.5000° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 558 km (347 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Misawa Airport / Misawa Air Base (MSJ): 25 km (16 mi), straight line
• Aomori Airport (AOJ): 73 km (45 mi), straight line
• Odate Noshiro Airport (ONJ): 102 km (63 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Hitokawame: 16 km (10 mi)
• Hakuromachi: 17 km (10 mi)
• Furudate: 17 km (10 mi)
• Inuotose: 19 km (12 mi)
• Nanaku: 22 km (14 mi)

Events

• Enburi Festival: February 2027
• Sansha Taisai: July 2027

Things to see

• GEO 八戸小中野店 (attraction)
• Hachinohe Portal Museum "Hacchi" (museum)
• Joy Sound (attraction)
• One Move (attraction)
• セガ ワールド 八戸R45 (attraction)
• 塩入観音 (memorial)