Shobara: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Hiroshima
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 33,633
• Coordinates: 34.8500° N, 133.0167° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 613 km (381 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Hiroshima Airport (HIJ): 47 km (29 mi), straight line
• Izumo Enmusubi Airport (IZO): 64 km (40 mi), straight line
• Yonago Kitaro Airport / JASDF Miho Air Base (YGJ): 74 km (46 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Gonotao: 5.6 km (3.5 mi)
• Miyoshi: 16 km (10 mi)
• Kozan: 30 km (19 mi)
• Aki-takata: 36 km (23 mi)
• Yoshidacho-yoshida: 37 km (23 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Onomichi, 51 km (32 mi)