Map of Hikari, Japan

Hikari is a city in Yamaguchi, Japan, with a population of about 51,040. It lies at 33.9550°N, 131.9500°E. Hikari is about 732 km (455 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kudamatsu, 10 km to the northwest.

Hikari at a glance

Where is Hikari?

• The 10th largest city in Yamaguchi on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 53 min on the shortest day to 14 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hikari

• Kudamatsu — 10 km northwest
• Tokuyama — 16 km northwest
• Shūnan — 18 km northwest
• Iwakuni — 34 km northeast
• Hōfu — 37 km west
• Yamaguchi — 51 km northwest
• Hatsukaichi — 56 km northeast
• Ube — 64 km west
• Kure — 65 km northeast
• Hiroshima — 68 km northeast

Largest cities in Yamaguchi

• Shimonoseki — 265,684
• Yamaguchi — 193,966
• Ube — 173,733
• Shūnan — 149,632
• Iwakuni — 129,125
• Hōfu — 116,925
• Tokuyama — 101,133
• Sanyōonoda — 60,326
• Kudamatsu — 55,887
• Hagi — 44,626

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.