Hirado Shi

Hirado is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2024, the city had an estimated population of 28,172, and a population density of 120 people per km2.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Yasumandake and Tei-Sei-Ko Memorial Museum.

Mount Yasumandake

Peak

Mount Yasumandake

Photo: Daisuke fukumoto, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mount Yasumandake is the highest peak on the island of Hirado, Japan. The mountain was sacred to Buddhists and Shintoists, and as Christianity became prevalent in Hirado it also became an object of Hidden Christian worship.

Tei-Sei-Ko Memorial Museum

Museum

Tei-Sei-Ko Memorial Museum

Photo: とるてぃ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tei-Sei-Ko Memorial Museum is situated 3½ km northeast of Hirado Shi.

Hōki Church

Building

Photo: Sapphire123, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hōki Church is a building.

Hirado Shi

Also known as: “Hirado-shi”
Location: Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.316° or 33° 18′ 58″ north

Longitude

129.4869° or 129° 29′ 13″ east

Population

34,500

Elevation

276 metres (906 feet)

Open location code

8Q5F8F8P+9Q

GeoNames ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Hirado Shi” goes by many names.

Japanese: “ひらどし”
Japanese: “ヒラドシ”
Japanese: “平戸”
Japanese: “平戸市”

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