Himeko Island

Himeko Island is an islet in Yamaguchi, Chugoku. Himeko Island is situated nearby to the aerodrome Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport.

Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni or MCAS Iwakuni is a joint Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces and United States Marine Corps air station located in the Nishiki river delta, 1.3 NM southeast of Iwakuni Station in the city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport is situated 4 km west of Himeko Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iwakuni and Waki.

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

Town

Photo: Taisyo, CC BY 3.0.

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. Waki is situated 9 km northwest of Himeko Island.

Himeko Island

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Yamaguchi, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.1381° or 34° 8′ 17″ north

Longitude

132.27887° or 132° 16′ 44″ east

Open location code

8Q6J47QH+6G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 131009024

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Japanese to Russian—“Himeko Island” goes by many names.

Japanese: “Himeko Jima”
Japanese: “ひめこじま”
Japanese: “姫小島”
Russian: “остров Химекодзима”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport and 県立岩国商業高等学校東分校.

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