Waki Chō

Waki is a town in Kuga District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2023, the town had an estimated population of 5,927 in 2684 households and a population density of 560 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 10.58 square kilometres.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Iwakuni Station and Waki Station.

Iwakuni Station

Railway station

Photo: Tokyo-Good, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Iwakuni Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company.

Waki Station

Railway station

Photo: Taisyo, CC BY 3.0.

Waki Station is a passenger railway station located in the town of Waki, Kuga District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company.

Ōtake Station

Railway station

Photo: Shuichi-815, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ōtake Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtake, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. It is also a freight depot operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iwakuni.

Iwakuni

Photo: Urashimataro, Public domain.

Iwakuni is a castle town shaped by two eras of military presence — the samurai who walked the mighty Kintai-kyo bridge, and the U.S. Marine Corps base in the city today.

Waki Chō

Type: Locality with 6,520 residents
Also known as: “Waki Cho”, “Waki-chō”, and “Waki-mura”
Location: Kuga district, Yamaguchi, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.1956° or 34° 11′ 44″ north

Longitude

132.2116° or 132° 12′ 42″ east

Population

6,520

Elevation

68 metres (223 feet)

Open location code

8Q6J56W6+7J

GeoNames ID

1848927

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In Other Languages

“Waki Chō” goes by many names.

Japanese: “わきちょう”
Japanese: “ワキチョウ”
Japanese: “和木町”

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