ヘソイシ

ヘソイシ is an islet in Aomori, Tohoku. ヘソイシ is situated nearby to the park 種差海岸三陸復興国立公園, as well as near the tourism office 種差海岸インフォメーションセンター.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tanesashi-Kaigan Station and Mutsu-Shirahama Station.

Tanesashi-Kaigan Station

Railway station

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Tanesashi-Kaigan Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company. Tanesashi-Kaigan Station is situated 1 km south of ヘソイシ.

Mutsu-Shirahama Station

Railway station

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Mutsu-Shirahama Station is a passenger railway station within the city limits of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company. Mutsu-Shirahama Station is situated 1½ km west of ヘソイシ.

Ōkuki Station

Railway station

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Ōkuki Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company. Ōkuki Station is situated 2½ km southeast of ヘソイシ.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hashikami.

Hashikami

Town

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Hashikami is a town located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 December 2025, the town had an estimated population of 12,345 in 6,000 households, and a population density of 131 persons per km2 The total area of the town is 94.01 square kilometres. Hashikami is situated 7 km south of ヘソイシ.

ヘソイシ

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Aomori, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

40.51491° or 40° 30′ 54″ north

Longitude

141.61122° or 141° 36′ 40″ east

Open location code

8RG3GJ76+XF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 131186462

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“ヘソイシ” goes by many names.

Japanese: “Hesoishi”
Japanese: “へそいし”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 種差海岸三陸復興国立公園 and 種差海岸インフォメーションセンター.

Nearby Places

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