Gion: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Hiroshima
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 68,713
• Coordinates: 34.4333° N, 132.4667° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 672 km (418 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport (IWK): 38 km (23 mi), straight line
• Hiroshima Airport (HIJ): 41 km (26 mi), straight line
• Iwami Airport (IWJ): 68 km (42 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Hiroshima: 4.0 km (2.5 mi)
• Fuchu: 6.4 km (4.0 mi)
• Kaitaichi: 9.6 km (6.0 mi)
• Kumano: 15 km (9 mi)
• Hatsukaichi: 15 km (10 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Hiroshima, 4.0 km (2.5 mi)