Hikari

Hikari City Hall
Hikari-shi ; 光市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūgoku
Prefecture :	Yamaguchi
Coordinates :	33 ° 58 ' N , 131 ° 57' E Coordinates: 33 ° 57 '43 " N , 131 ° 56' 32" E
Basic data
Surface:	91.94 km²
Residents :	49,686 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	540 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	35210-1
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Japanese black pine
Flower :	Ume
town hall
Address :	Hikari City Hall ; 6 - 1 - 1 , Chūō; Hikari -shi ; Yamaguchi 743-8501
Website URL:	http://www.city.hikari.yamaguchi.jp
Location Hikaris in Yamaguchi Prefecture

Hikari ( Japanese 光市 , -shi , literally " City of Light") is a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture in Japan .

geography

Hikari is located south of Iwakuni on the Seto Inland Sea .

history

The city of Hikari was established on April 1, 1943, July 1, 1965, and again on October 4, 2004. With Yamaguchi and Ichinoseki, it is one of three cities in Japan that have been granted city rights three times.

traffic

Hikari train station

Train:
- JR Sanyo main line
Street:
- National Road 188

sons and daughters of the town

Itō Hirobumi (1841–1909), Japanese politician, statesman and the first Prime Minister of Japan
Tamai Kisaku (1866–1906), Japanese journalist and adventurer
Matsuoka Yosuke (1880–1946), Foreign Minister of Japan in the cabinet of Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro
Tomoaki Kunichika (* 1973), long-distance runner
Kurao Umeki (* 1975), long-distance runner

Neighboring cities and communities

Web links

Commons : Hikari - collection of images, videos and audio files

Hikari City Hall