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Hirara Destination Guide

Explore Hirara in Japan

Hirara in the region of Okinawa with its 34,354 inhabitants is a town in Japan - some 1,140 mi or ( 1835 km ) South-West of Edo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Hirara

Current time in Hirara is now 10:01 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Taipei, Banqiao, Hualian, Keelung, and Nanabari. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Taipei . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Hirara ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Okinawa,Miyako-island 宮古島の旅

5:31 min by shimo5105
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宮古島で撮った写真をスライドショーにしてみました。 CasioのEX-Z200で撮影。 A sightseeing tour promotion animation? ..

Miyako Island / 沖縄県宮古島

1:38 min by visitokinawajapan
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Please join Our Facebook page! www.facebook.com Miyako Island / 沖縄県宮古島February 28th, 2011 平成23年2月28日Miyako Island is located 303km southeast from Naha City, Okinawa mainland. By airplane, it takes les ..


Miyako Island Sunayama Beach 01

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Miyakojima Paradise - fully furnished studio for rent in japan

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Miyakojima Paradise - fully furnished studio for rent in japan www.miyakojima-paradise.com ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Miyako Subprefecture

Miyako Subprefecture was a subprefecture of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was abolished in March 2009. Most of its functions were taken over by the Miyako Office of the prefecture. It included the following cities and towns of Miyako Islands: Miyakojima Tarama, constituting Miyako District

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 24.79 125.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Subprefectures in Okinawa Prefecture

Miyakojima City Tropical Plant Garden

The Miyakojima City Tropical Plant Garden is a botanical garden in Hirara, Miyako-jima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Landscaping began in 1967 on a site that before the war was a forest of Ryūkyū pines. The garden now contains about 1,600 species of plant and 40,000 trees in an area of 120,000 m². The gardens, located at 1166-286 Higashinakasonezoe, are open daily and admission is free.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 24.80 125.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Botanical gardens in Japan, Gardens in Okinawa Prefecture

Miyako-jima

is the largest and the most populous island among the Miyako Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Miyako-jima is administered as part of the City of Miyakojima, which includes not only Miyako-jima, but also five other populated islands.

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Located at 24.77 125.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Islands of Japan, Miyako Islands

Ikeda Bridge

The Ikeda Bridge is a 10-meter long, 3-meter wide, arched, Ryūkyū limestone bridge near the mouth of the Sakita River in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the only bridge of its kind on the island of Miyakojima and was designated a Prefectural Historic Site in July 1977. It is one of the extra 20 bridges of "100 Noted Bridges in Japan".

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Located at 24.75 125.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Bridges in Japan, Okinawa Prefecture, Stone bridges

Miyako Nanseien Sanatorium

Miyako Nanseien Sanatorium, (National Sanatorium Miyako Nanseien) is a sanatorium for leprosy and ex-leprosy patients at Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, starting in 1931.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 24.86 125.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Okinawa Prefecture, Hospitals established in 1931, Hospitals in Japan, Leper hospitals, Leprosy, Leprosy in Japan

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Hirara