Rikuzen-Takata: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Iwate
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 18,262
• Coordinates: 39.0203° N, 141.6542° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 409 km (254 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Iwate Hanamaki Airport (HNA): 64 km (40 mi), straight line
• Sendai Airport (SDJ): 117 km (73 mi), straight line
• Yamagata Airport (GAJ): 130 km (81 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Rikuzentakata: 5.1 km (3.1 mi)
• Ofunato: 7.9 km (4.9 mi)
• Kesennuma: 15 km (9 mi)
• Kamaishi: 34 km (21 mi)
• Tono: 35 km (21 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Oshu, 44 km (27 mi)