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Yokkaichi
Special city in Mie Prefecture, Japan

Yokkaichi

Yokkaichi is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.

Plan a trip to Yokkaichi→From Osaka

As of 1 November 2025, the city had an estimated population of 305,279 in 147,185 households and a population density of 1,478.3 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 206.50 square kilometres (79.73 sq mi).

Get in

Getting to Yokkaichi

Yokkaichi is served by two major train stations: JR Yokkaichi station, located on the JR Kansai Main Line closer to the sea, and Kintetsu Yokkaichi station, about 1 km to the west of the JR station along Chuo-Dori. Both stations offer connections to Nagoya, a stop on the Tokaido Shinkansen line between Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka.

See

Worth seeing

Night Cruise to view seaside plants (夜景クルーズ). Once notorious for air pollution, petrochemical plants of Yokkaichi are a tourist destination now.

Eat

Where to eat

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    Cafe Moi

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