Higashimatsushima

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Higashimatsushima

Total population

37,625

Elevation3 m

Coordinates38.43°, 141.21°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Higashi-Matsushima is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2020, the city had an estimated population of 39,580 in 16102 households, and a population density of 390 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 101.36 square kilometres (39.14 sq mi).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Tropical Storm Higos
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 168 mi
• Typhoon Mekkhala
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 202 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Freyer's Purple Emperor

Apatura metis

Seen 2026-07-01

Meadow Bunting

Emberiza cioides

Seen 2026-07-01

Black Flower Chafer

Glycyphana fulvistemma

Seen 2026-07-01

Leiobunum japonicum

Leiobunum japonicum

Seen 2026-07-01

Warbling White-eye

Zosterops japonicus

Seen 2026-07-01

Japanese Bush Warbler

Horornis diphone

Seen 2026-07-01

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Seen 2026-07-01

White-striped Longhorn Beetle

Batocera lineolata

Seen 2026-06-30

Japanese honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Seen 2026-06-29

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers