Higashihiroshima: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Hiroshima
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 196,608
• Coordinates: 34.4086° N, 132.7368° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 649 km (403 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Hiroshima Airport (HIJ): 17 km (11 mi), straight line
• Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport (IWK): 54 km (33 mi), straight line
• Matsuyama Airport (MYJ): 65 km (40 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Yokodaido: 15 km (9 mi)
• Kumano: 18 km (11 mi)
• Takehara: 18 km (11 mi)
• Kaitaichi: 19 km (12 mi)
• Fuchu: 21 km (13 mi)