Hijiri-yama

Hijiri-yama is a hill in Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka and has an elevation of 53 metres. Hijiri-yama is situated nearby to the neighborhood Tanoura 3-chome, as well as near the locality Tanora.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kanmon Bridge and Mojikō Station.

Kanmon Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Shinkansen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Kanmon Bridge is a suspension bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits, a stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshū side of the bridge is Shimonoseki and on the Kyūshū side is Kitakyushu, whose former city and present ward, Moji, gave the strait its mon. Kanmon Bridge is situated 3 km west of Hijiri-yama.

Mojikō Station

Railway station

Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mojiko Station is a railway station at the northern terminus of the Kagoshima Main Line in the Moji ward of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company. Mojikō Station is situated 3 km southwest of Hijiri-yama.

World Peace Pagoda

Buddhist temple

Photo: Mi piace angeli, CC BY-SA 3.0.

World Peace Pagoda is a Buddhist temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karato and Shimonoseki.

Karato

Quarter

Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.

Karato is the downtown area of the city of Shimonoseki, Japan. Located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, it is known for its fish market. Karato is situated 4½ km west of Hijiri-yama.

Shimonoseki

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Shimonoseki is a city in Yamaguchi prefecture and the westernmost municipality on Honshu, home to a quarter million inhabitants. The city has been at the center of Japanese history for centuries, but it's best known to culinary daredevils as the home of fugu, a pufferfish as cute looking as it is potentially lethal.

Hijiri-yama

Type: Hill with an elevation of 53 metres
Also known as: “Sei-zan”
Category: landform
Location: Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.95735° or 33° 57′ 27″ north

Longitude

130.99252° or 130° 59′ 33″ east

Elevation

53 metres (174 feet)

Open location code

8Q5GXX4V+W2

GeoNames ID

1862679

Wikidata ID

Q31395096

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Dutch—“Hijiri-yama” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Hijiri-yama”
Dutch: “Hijiri-yama”

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Localities in the Area

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