Map of Hekinan, Japan

Hekinan is a city in Aichi, Japan, with a population of about 72,458. It lies at 34.8833°N, 136.9833°E. Hekinan is about 262 km (163 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Takahama, 4 km to the north.

Hekinan at a glance

Where is Hekinan?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 49 min on the shortest day to 14 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hekinan

• Takahama — 4 km north
• Handa — 5 km west
• Nishio — 6 km east
• Taketoyo — 7 km southwest
• Kariya — 11 km north
• Tokoname — 12 km west
• Anjō — 12 km northeast
• Chiryū — 14 km north
• Ōbu — 15 km north
• Tōkai — 17 km northwest

Largest cities in Aichi

• Nagoya — 2,332,176
• Toyota — 426,162
• Okazaki — 384,654
• Ichinomiya — 380,073
• Toyohashi — 377,453
• Kasugai — 308,681
• Anjō — 188,693
• Toyokawa — 184,661
• Nishio — 169,984
• Kariya — 153,834

Largest cities in Japan

• Tokyo — 9,733,276
• Yokohama — 3,777,491
• Osaka — 2,753,862
• Nagoya — 2,332,176
• Sapporo — 1,973,832
• Fukuoka — 1,612,392
• Kawasaki — 1,538,262
• Kobe — 1,525,152
• Kyoto — 1,463,723
• Saitama — 1,324,854

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.