Hikari

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Hikari

Total population

49,798

Air quality index

36Good

Coordinates33.96°, 131.94°

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

Overview

Hikari is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2023, the city had an estimated population of 49,100 in 23577 households and a population density of 530 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 92.13 square kilometres (35.57 sq mi). The name Hikari itself means "brilliance" or "light" in Japanese.

Geography

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

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Kurao Umeki

Japanese athletics competitor

Itō Hirobumi

1st, 5th, 7th and 10th Prime Minister of Japan (1841–1909)

Eisaku Satō

Prime Minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972

Yōsuke Matsuoka

Japanese politician (1880-1946)

R

Ryuji Sueoka

Japanese association football player

M

Mitsuyuki Yoshihiro

Japanese association football player

T

Tomoaki Kunichika

Japanese long-distance runner (track and field), coach

Daisuke Nanba

Japanese assassin (1899–1924)

Kunihiro Matsumura

comedian

Kenji Miyamoto

Communist leader (1908–2007)

Shinji Satō

Japanese politician (1932–2016)

K

Kikujirō Fukushima

Japanese photographer

M

Maya Koikeda

Japanese manga artist

Tsutomu Fujimura

Olympic wrestler

Y

Yoshihisa Yamamoto

Japanese mixed martial artist

A

Asami Chiyuki

Japanese singer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Yamaguchi

• Kudamatsu
  5.5 mi away · pop. 55,887
• Hirao
  7.7 mi away · pop. 12,798
• Yanai
  9.1 mi away · pop. 30,799
• 下長野
  9.3 mi away
• 高尾団地
  9.5 mi away
• 東一ノ井手
  9.6 mi away
• 徳山
  9.6 mi away
• 西牛王ノ内
  9.7 mi away
• 下一ノ井手
  9.7 mi away
• 東長野
  9.7 mi away
• 上一ノ井手
  9.8 mi away
• 中長野
  9.8 mi away

Browse all places in Yamaguchi →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hikari

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Kikai Volcano, Japan
  Volcanoes · 2026-05-17 · 239 mi

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

Recently spotted species

White-tailed zygaenid moth

Elcysma westwoodii

Seen 2026-05-24

clasping Venus's looking glass

Triodanis perfoliata

Seen 2026-05-24

Japanese thistle

Cirsium japonicum

Seen 2026-05-24

Glaucias subpunctatus

Glaucias subpunctatus

Seen 2026-05-02

Taraxacum albidum

Taraxacum albidum

Seen 2026-03-19

Semisulcospira libertina

Semisulcospira libertina

Seen 2026-03-19

Japanese Black Bear

Ursus thibetanus japonicus

Seen 2026-02-14

Antheraea yamamai yamamai

Antheraea yamamai yamamai

Seen 2025-08-15

Barbel Steed

Hemibarbus labeo

Seen 2025-07-06

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Hikari, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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