Higuchi

Higuchi is a quarter in Mizumaki, Onga-gun, Fukuoka. Higuchi is situated nearby to the quarter Okanodai, as well as near the neighborhood Inokuma 5-chome.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ongagawa Station and Ashiya Air Base.

Ongagawa Station

Railway station

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Ongagawa Station is a passenger railway station located in the town of Onga, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. Ongagawa Station is situated 3½ km southwest of Higuchi.

Ashiya Air Base is a military installation of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. It is located 0.5 NM north of Ashiya in the Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Ashiya Air Base is situated 3½ km west of Higuchi.

Orio Station

Railway stop

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Orio Station is a junction passenger railway station located in Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan, operated by the JR Kyushu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashiya and Onga.

Ashiya

Town

Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ashiya is a town located in Onga District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 29 February 2024, the town had an estimated population of 12,930 in 6450 households, and a population density of 1100 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 11.60 km2. Ashiya is situated 3½ km northwest of Higuchi.

Onga

Town

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Onga is a town located in Onga District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 29 February 2024, the town had an estimated population of 18,970 in 8712 households, and a population density of 860 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 11.01 km2. Onga is situated 3½ km southwest of Higuchi.

Yahatanishi-ku

Suburb

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Yahatanishi-ku is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It covers 83.04 square kilometres, and had a population of 260,318 in January, 2005. The ward contains JR Kurosaki Station, and JR Orio Station on the Kagoshima Main Line. Yahatanishi-ku is situated 7 km east of Higuchi.

Higuchi

Type: Quarter
Category: locality
Location: Mizumaki, Onga-gun, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.87345° or 33° 52′ 24″ north

Longitude

130.68923° or 130° 41′ 21″ east

Elevation

8 metres (26 feet)

Open location code

8Q5GVMFQ+9M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8723323908

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

10311177

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In Other Languages

“Higuchi” goes by many names.

Japanese: “ひぐち”
Japanese: “樋口”

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