Himeji

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Himeji

Total population

535,571

Air quality index

58Moderate

Coordinates34.82°, 134.69°

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

Overview

Himeji is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. As of 1 June 2022, the city had an estimated population of 525,682 in 227,099 households and a population density of 980 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 534.35 square kilometres (206.31 sq mi).

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

Kuroda Nagamasa

daimyo during the late Azuchi-Momoyama and Early Edo Period; 1st lord of Fukuoka

C

Chōkitsu Kurumatani

Japanese novelist and writer

T

Takakatsu-in

Y

Yuka Kaino

Japanese announcer

I

Ikeda Masatsuna

K

Kiyoshi Utsumi

Japanese bureaucrat

I

Iwao Kuroda

Japanese military personnel, businessperson, and politician

M

Mū Fujiwara

Japanese light novelist

R

Rukiya Anpo

Japanese kickboxer

Daichi Kobukata

Japanese baseball player

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Ayumi Nakashima

Japanese tarento

R

Riku Anpo

Japanese kickboxer

Jui Tsuri

Japanese baseball player

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Nana Funabiki

actress

H

Hiroto Jūsho

Japanese racewalker

K

Kazuyuki Kawaguchi

artist

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

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 Himeji

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Geometrical Lines

Grammodes geometrica

Seen 2026-06-22

Chinese Tropical Fritillary

Argynnis hyperbius hyperbius

Seen 2026-06-21

Largeflower pink-sorrel

Oxalis debilis

Seen 2026-06-21

Yellow-spotted Stink Bug

Erthesina fullo

Seen 2026-06-21

Bronze-winged Bamboo-Carpenter

Xylocopa tranquebarorum

Seen 2026-06-21

Aquarius paludum paludum

Aquarius paludum paludum

Seen 2026-06-21

Euryobeidia languidata

Euryobeidia languidata

Seen 2026-06-17

Redback Spider

Latrodectus hasselti

Seen 2026-06-17

Japanese Nine-spotted Moth

Amata fortunei

Seen 2026-06-16

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

Gallery

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

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

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