Higaicho

Higaicho is a neighborhood in Tenri-shi, Nara. Higaicho is situated nearby to the neighborhood Todacho, as well as near the quarter Mamegoshi.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yanagimoto Station and Kuroduka tumulus.

Yanagimoto Station

Railway stop

Photo: 切干大根, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Yanagimoto Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tenri, Nara, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company.

Kuroduka tumulus

Archaeological site

Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.

Kurozuka Kofun is a Kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound, located in the Yanagimoto-cho neighborhood of the city of Tenri, Nara in the Kansai region of Japan.

Makimuku ruins

Archaeological site

Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.

The Makimuku ruins is an archaeological site with the traces of a late-Yayoi period to early-Kofun period settlement located at the northwest foot of Mount Miwa of the city of Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, in the Kansai region of Japan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tawaramoto and Sakurai.

Tawaramoto

Town

Photo: Kansai explorer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tawaramoto is a town located in Shiki District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 September 2024, the town had an estimated population of 31,470 in 13653 households, and a population density of 1500 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 21.09 km2. Tawaramoto is situated 3 km west of Higaicho.

Sakurai

Photo: coniferconifer, CC BY 2.5.

Sakurai is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2024, the city had an estimated population of 54,384 in 25678 households, and a population density of 550 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 98.91 km2.

Miyake

Town

Photo: Kansai explorer, CC BY 3.0.

Miyake is a town located in Shiki District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 1 November 2024, the town had an estimated population of 6430 in 3060 households, and a population density of 1600 persons per km2. Miyake is situated 5 km west of Higaicho.

Higaicho

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Higaichō”
Category: locality
Location: Tenri-shi, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.55576° or 34° 33′ 21″ north

Longitude

135.8299° or 135° 49′ 48″ east

Elevation

56 metres (184 feet)

Open location code

8Q6QHR4H+8X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7641716990

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

9632908

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Higaicho” goes by many names.

Japanese: “ひがいちょう”
Japanese: “檜垣町”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Yanagimoto and 柳本駅.

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