Hachinohe
A port city on the Pacific coast of Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan, Hachinohe sits on the Tohoku Shinkansen line and serves as a ferry departure point for Hokkaido. The city centre has a notably dense café and restaurant scene for its size, and the wider region is ringed by UNESCO World Heritage sites. Hachinohe is Aomori's second-largest city and the main urban centre of the Nanbu district, with ferry and rail connections making it a practical base for exploring the northeast.
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- Population222,799
- Nearest water from center 0.5 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 14 km8.7 mi
Nearest airports
Hachinohe: quick answers
Where is Hachinohe?
Hachinohe is in Hachinohe City, Japan, about 73 km45 miles in a straight line from Aomori.
How do you get to Hachinohe?
The nearest airport is Hachinohe (HHE), about 40 min away by road. The nearest train station is 八戸, about 14 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Hachinohe?
The warmest month is August, averaging 22°C72°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -3°C27°F. The wettest month is August, with about 139 mm5.5 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Hachinohe?
OpenStreetMap lists 4 museums, 216 restaurants, 40 cafés and 43 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.