Arao: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Kumamoto
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 53,675
• Coordinates: 32.9789° N, 130.4457° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 900 km (560 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG): 23 km (14 mi), straight line
• Kumamoto Airport (KMJ): 41 km (26 mi), straight line
• Nagasaki Airport (NGS): 50 km (31 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Nagasu: 5.2 km (3.2 mi)
• Omuta: 6.1 km (3.8 mi)
• Tamana: 13 km (8 mi)
• Miyama: 17 km (10 mi)
• Setakamachi-takayanagi: 19 km (12 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Omuta, 6.1 km (3.8 mi)