Arai: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Niigata
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 27,481
• Coordinates: 37.0006° N, 138.2259° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 196 km (122 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ): 97 km (60 mi), straight line
• Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY): 100 km (62 mi), straight line
• Noto Satoyama Airport (NTQ): 117 km (72 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Myoko: 3.8 km (2.4 mi)
• Joetsu: 16 km (10 mi)
• Yunokawachi: 19 km (12 mi)
• Iiyama: 21 km (13 mi)
• Nakano: 31 km (19 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Joetsu, 16 km (10 mi)