Higashihiroshima
Higashihiroshima (東広島市, Higashihiroshima-shi) is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of July 31. 2016 the city has an estimated population of 185,418 and a population density of 291.85 persons per km2. The total area is 635.32 km2.
Higashihiroshima
東広島市 | |
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 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of Higashihiroshima in Hiroshima Prefecture | |
  Higashihiroshima Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 34°25′N 132°44′E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku (San'yō) |
| Prefecture | Hiroshima Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yoshio Kurata |
| Area | |
| • Total | 635.32 km2 (245.30 sq mi) |
| Population (July 31, 2016) | |
| • Total | 185,418 |
| • Density | 291.85/km2 (755.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 8-29 Saijō Sakaemachi, Higashihiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken 739-8601 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Azalea Rhododendron sect. Tsutsusi |
| Tree | Pine |
Higashihiroshima is a university town of Hiroshima University. Higashihiroshima is adjacent to Hiroshima, and serves as a commuter town for the city. The literal translation of the city's name is "Eastern Hiroshima."
From old times, Higashihiroshima is famous for making sake, and along the Sakagura Dōri ("Sake Storehouse Road") area near JR Saijō Station are the Namako wall (white-lattice walled) and Sekishu Gawara (red-roof tile) roofs of ten well-known sake breweries. An annual sake matsuri is held every October.
The city was founded on April 20, 1974, from the merger of the four towns of Saijō, Hachihonmatsu, Shiwa and Takaya in Kamo District.
In 1992, the population reached 100,000.
On February 7, 2005, the towns of Kurose, Kōchi, Toyosaka and Fukutomi (all from Kamo District), and the town of Akitsu (from Toyota District) were merged into Higashihiroshima.
Geography
Climate
Higashihiroshima has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Higashihiroshima is 13.7 °C (56.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,457.6 mm (57.39 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.8 °C (78.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.3 °C (36.1 °F).[1] The highest temperature ever recorded in Higashihiroshima was 37.0 °C (98.6 °F) on 17 July 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −12.6 °C (9.3 °F) on 31 January 1981.[2]
| Climate data for Higashihiroshima (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1979−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
34.0 (93.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
36.7 (98.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
37.0 (98.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
19.6 (67.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2.6 (27.3) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
0.6 (33.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
8.5 (47.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.6 (9.3) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
7.9 (46.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46.9 (1.85) |
60.0 (2.36) |
105.0 (4.13) |
120.6 (4.75) |
147.7 (5.81) |
207.4 (8.17) |
253.0 (9.96) |
131.3 (5.17) |
158.2 (6.23) |
106.0 (4.17) |
67.4 (2.65) |
54.3 (2.14) |
1,457.6 (57.39) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.1 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 101.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 134.6 | 133.8 | 170.4 | 188.4 | 204.5 | 142.2 | 163.9 | 194.3 | 149.5 | 167.2 | 143.2 | 133.6 | 1,925.6 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Higashihiroshima in 2020 is 196,608 people.[3] Higashihiroshima has been conducting censuses since 1960.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 97,063 | — |
| 1965 | 91,630 | −5.6% |
| 1970 | 93,587 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 108,219 | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 120,871 | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 131,159 | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 142,088 | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 165,153 | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 175,346 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 184,430 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 190,043 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 192,907 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 196,608 | +1.9% |
| Higashihiroshima population statistics[3] | ||
Notable people from Higashihiroshima
- Reizo Fukuhara, Japanese soccer player (Midfielder)
- Ryuji Sainei, Japanese actor
- Koichi Isobe, former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder
- Yūki Himura, Japanese comedian, Japanese actor and voice actor
- Yasuyuki Yamauchi, Japanese professional baseball player and baseball coach
- Daiki Nishiyama, Japanese judoka
- Akinoshima Katsumi, former sumo wrestler (Real Name: Katsumi Yamanaka, Nihongo: 山中勝美, Yamanaka Katsumi)
- Ryuichi Hirashige, Japanese former footballer (Striker)
- Ayako Okamoto, Japanese professional golfer and member of the World Golf Hall of Fame
- Akira Ibayashi, Japanese soccer player (Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J1 League)
- Toru Takahashi, Japanese racing driver
References
- 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- Higashihiroshima population statistics
External links
- Higashihiroshima City official website (in Japanese)
- Higashihiroshima City official website (in English)
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