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Hekinan

Hekinan is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

Hekinan
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The place

Hekinan is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the city had an estimated population of 72,864 in 29,139 households, and a population density of 1,986 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 36.68 square kilometres (14.16 sq mi).

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Hekinan

6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Nishio Castle

    Nishio Castle is a Japanese castle located in the city of Nishio, eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Nishio Castle was home to the Ogyu Matsudaira, daimyō of Nishio Domain.

    5.6 km · building in Nishio, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Honshō-ji Temple

    Honshō-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Ōtani-ha Jōdo Shinshū sect in the city of Anjō, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Its main image is a statue of Amida Nyōrai.

    8.6 km · Buddhist temple in Anjō, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Handa Red Brick Building

    The Handa Red Brick Building is a historic brick warehouse located in Handa City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is certified by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan as one of the Heritage of Industrial Modernization of Japan sites and plaque locations.

    6.2 km · building in Handa City, Aichi Prefecture · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Iwase Bunko Library

    The Iwase Bunko Library located in Nishio, Aichi Prefecture, Japan is home to important collections of early modern Japanese printed books and manuscripts. The library was founded in 1908 by wealthy local businessman and politician Iwase Yasuke, who made his fortune selling fertilizer and stock investments.

    5.6 km · museum · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Nishio City Gymnasium

    The Nishio City Gymnasium, also known as the Daisen Arena Nishio for sponsorship reasons, is an indoor arena in Nishio, Aichi, Japan.

    8.2 km · indoor arena in Nishio, Japan · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Anjochiku Kibonooka Gymnasium

    Anjochiku Kibonooka Gymnasium is an arena in Anjo, Aichi, Japan. It is the home arena of the Aisin Areions of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league.

    7.6 km · arena in Anjo, Aichi, Japan · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Go there

Getting to Hekinan

Airports
Chubu Centrair (NGO), 17 km · Mount Fuji Shizuoka (FSZ), 110 km · Osaka Itami (ITM), 142 km
Stations
Hekinan Station, 1.3 km · Chita-Handa Station, 6.2 km · Fuki Station, 9.4 km · Handa Station, 5.8 km · Higashi-Narawa Station, 6.5 km
  • Osaka → Hekinan
    137 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · ¥2,050–2,790
  • Makinohara / Shimada → Hekinan
    110 km · quickest by road, 1h 58m · ¥1,560–2,130
  • Kobe → Hekinan
    166 km · quickest by road, 3h 17m · ¥2,370–3,230
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Hekinan

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Hekinan. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Muuido and the Incheon islandsKR

    9 ways of moving, 20 sources

    989 km
  2. 02
    Zamami and the Kerama IslandsJP

    12 ways of moving, 19 sources

    1,336 km
  3. 03
    SakhalinRU

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    1,435 km
  4. 04
    Taketomi and the Yaeyama islandsJP

    12 ways of moving, 17 sources

    1,710 km
  5. 05
    Matsu IslandsTW

    9 ways of moving, 34 sources

    1,892 km

If you know how people move in Hekinan – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Hekinan

Hekinan is 17 km from Okazaki, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Anjōcity in Aichi Prefecture, Japan9.7 km
  • Nishiocity in Aichi Prefecture, Japan6.7 km
  • Handacity in Aichi Prefecture, Japan5.1 km
  • Takahamacity in Aichi prefecture, Japan4.8 km
  • Taketoyotown in Chita district, Aichi Prefecture, Japan8.1 km
  • Aguitown in Chita district, Aichi Prefecture, Japan8.9 km