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Population174,508
GeoNames
RegionIbaraki
Elevation51 m
167 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportIbaraki Airport (IBR)
51 km
Why visit Hitachi
Townapedia lists 30 museums and landmarks, 26 parks and trails, 17 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Hitachi Kamine Zoo, Hitachi City Museum, 吉田正音楽記念館 and かみねレジャーランド.
Weather in Hitachi
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Things to do1
Museums and landmarks30
18 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds26
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14 more on the map.
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Restaurants and cafes17
5 more on the map.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship5
日本聖公会北関東教区 日立聖アンデレ教会/ Hitachi St. Andrew's Church (Anglican-Episcopal)
Church · Anglican · 1.6 km
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Shopping8
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries14
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Healthcare9
Map of Hitachi
114 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Ibaraki Airport (IBR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 51 km away.
- Hitachi-ota 12 km southwest, about 12 min by car
- Takahagi 14 km northeast, about 14 min by car
- Funaishikawa 17 km southwest, about 17 min by car
- Ōmiya 22 km west, about 22 min by car
- Inada 22 km southwest, about 22 min by car
- Hitachiomiya 22 km west, about 22 min by car
- Kitaibaraki 23 km northeast, about 23 min by car
- Hitachi-Naka 25 km southwest, about 25 min by car
- Katsuta 26 km southwest, about 26 min by car
- Tsukuba 75 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Hitachi City Folk Museum, 小石川人晃, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hitachi City Hirasawa Junior High School, 小石川人晃, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Daiouin Temple (Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture), 小石川人晃, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hitachi Labour Standards Inspection Office, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Itoyokado Hitachi Shop List, Miisan1112, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hitachie Shop List, Miisan1112, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Itoyokado Hitachi Entrance, Miisan1112, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hitachie Shop List 2024, Miisan1112, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hitachie First Floor, Miisan1112, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hitachi City Saiwai Station, Miisan1112, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Itoyokado Hitachi Hanging Screen, Miisan1112, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Itoyokado Hitachi First Basement Floor, Miisan1112, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Itoyokado Hitachi First Floor, Miisan1112, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Itoyokado Hitachi Board, Miisan1112, CC BY-SA 4.0
- JR Hitachi Station - various - April 29 2019 18 49 28 268000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Hitachi Civic Center Floor Guide, Miisan1112, CC BY-SA 4.0
- JR Hitachi Station - various - April 29 2019, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Hitachi Station Area Development Project, Miisan1112, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hitachi Civic Center First Floor, Miisan1112, CC BY-SA 4.0
- JR Hitachi Station - various - April 29 2019 18 49 19 466000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Hitachi Furyumono, Miisan1112, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hitachie Exterior, Miisan1112, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chuo Labour Bank Hitachi Branch, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- JR Hitachi Station - various - April 29 2019 18 49 46 290000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- JR Hitachi Station - various - April 29 2019 18 50 09 634000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- JR Hitachi Station - various - April 29 2019 18 50 02 367000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- JR Hitachi Station - various - April 29 2019 18 49 13 010000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- JR Hitachi Station - various - April 29 2019 18 49 40 306000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- JR Hitachi Station - various - April 29 2019 18 49 34 207000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- JR Hitachi Station - various - April 29 2019 18 50 15 982000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- JR Hitachi Station - various - April 29 2019 18 50 23 052000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Hitachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Yoshida Tadashi Memorial Museum of Music, Unknown author, CC BY 3.0
- Kamine Park, Ibaraki 01, Σ64, CC BY 4.0
- Meishu Gakuen Hitachi High School, Abasaa, Public domain
- Hitachi 2nd High School, Abasaa, Public domain
- Hitachi-Budoukan1, のりまき, CC BY 3.0
- Ibaraki Prefectural Hitachi Technical High School, 小石川人晃, CC BY-SA 4.0
- KamineParkS, Unknown author, CC BY 3.0
- HitachiGH, papakuro, CC BY 3.0
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