Shimada: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Kumamoto
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 32,510
• Coordinates: 32.7568° N, 130.7904° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 881 km (547 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kumamoto Airport (KMJ): 11 km (7 mi), straight line
• Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG): 63 km (39 mi), straight line
• Amakusa Airport (AXJ): 67 km (41 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Koto: 4.9 km (3.0 mi)
• Mifune: 5.4 km (3.3 mi)
• Yuge: 10 km (6 mi)
• Kumamoto: 11 km (7 mi)
• Okino: 13 km (8 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Koto, 4.9 km (3.0 mi)