Hirakawa: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Aomori
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 30,938
• Coordinates: 40.5873° N, 140.5711° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 550 km (342 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Aomori Airport (AOJ): 19 km (12 mi), straight line
• Odate Noshiro Airport (ONJ): 47 km (29 mi), straight line
• Misawa Airport / Misawa Air Base (MSJ): 68 km (43 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kuroishi: 6.6 km (4.1 mi)
• Hirosaki: 8.3 km (5.2 mi)
• Namioka: 14 km (9 mi)
• Goshogawara: 27 km (16 mi)
• Tsugaru: 28 km (17 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Hirosaki, 8.3 km (5.2 mi)