Hikari: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Yamaguchi
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 51,040
• Coordinates: 33.9550° N, 131.9500° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 732 km (455 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport (IWK): 35 km (22 mi), straight line
• Oita Airport (OIT): 56 km (35 mi), straight line
• Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ): 62 km (39 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kudamatsu: 9.8 km (6.1 mi)
• Yanai: 15 km (10 mi)
• Tokuyama: 16 km (10 mi)
• Shunan: 18 km (11 mi)
• Yumachi: 22 km (14 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Tokuyama, 16 km (10 mi)