Hikone: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Shiga
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 113,647
• Coordinates: 35.2500° N, 136.2500° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 315 km (196 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM): 61 km (38 mi), straight line
• Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO): 67 km (41 mi), straight line
• Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM): 90 km (56 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Maibara: 8.0 km (5.0 mi)
• Echigawa: 10 km (6 mi)
• Nagahama: 15 km (9 mi)
• Youkaichi: 16 km (10 mi)
• Higashiomi: 16 km (10 mi)