- Elevation
- 15 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Population
- 24,500
- 24.5K
- Airports
- KKJ Kitakyushu Airport15 km
- UBJ Yamaguchi Ube Airport34 km
About Hiko Shima
Hiko Shima is an island. Location: Shimonoseki Shi, Yamaguchi. Population: 24,500.
Hikoshima (彦島) (also called Hikishima (引島) in Nihon Shoki) is an island on the south-west tip of Honshu, Japan.
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At a glance
- Area
- 10.6 km²
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Hiko Shima
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Climate of Hiko Shima
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 78 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Beppu · 91 km southeast17°
- Ōita · 101 km southeast18°
- Nobeoka · 166 km southeast18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- July (284 mm)
- Driest month
- December (63 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 10° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 29° | 30° | 27° | 22° | 17° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 6° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 24° | 20° | 15° | 9° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 76 | 84 | 110 | 158 | 158 | 274 | 284 | 139 | 199 | 98 | 78 | 63 |
How to get to Hiko Shima
The nearest airport is Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ), 15 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Shimonoseki, 4 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) Kitakyushu 15 kmsoutheast
- Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) Ube 34 kmeast
- Fukuoka Airport (FUK) Fukuoka 57 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Shimonoseki Population: 265.7K 4 kmnortheast
- Ube Population: 173.7K 32 kmeast
- Iizuka Population: 126.4K 39 kmsouthwest
- Yamaguchi Population: 194K 58 kmnortheast
- Ōnojō Population: 102.1K 59 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hiko Shima
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 15 natural sites, 10 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km6 places
- Kōzan Ji Attraction 10 kmNE
- Kanmon Kyō Landmark 6 kmNE
- Wakato Ōhashi Landmark 9 kmW
- Ganryū-jima Island 2 kmE
25–60 km8 places
- Tsuno Shima Island 47 kmN
- Kyūshū Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Museum 57 kmSW
- Rakusui-en Natural site 60 kmSW
- Aino-Island Island 54 kmW
60–100 km26 places
- Okino-shima Island 82 kmNW
- Su Shima Island 77 kmE
- Hime Shima Island 74 kmE
- Ōtsu Shima Island 74 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Shimonoseki City, Shimonoseki Shi3.6 km NE -
Hikoshima-honmurachō Village, Shimonoseki Shi1 km N
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Kokura-kita Ku Municipality, Kitakyushu City6.7 km SW
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Moji-ku Municipality, Kitakyushu City6.4 km SE
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Tobata Ku Municipality, Kitakyushu City7.8 km SW
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Yahata-higashi Ku Municipality, Kitakyushu City13 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ganryū-jima Island, Yamaguchi1.9 km E -
Space World Natural site, Yahata-higashi Ku11 km SW -
Kanmon Kyō Landmark, Japan5.6 km NE
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Mount Sarakura Mountain, Yahata-higashi Ku14 km SW -
Kōzan Ji Attraction, Shimonoseki Shi9.7 km NE
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Wakato Ōhashi Landmark, Fukuoka9.2 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources