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Kitahiroshima Town
Hiroshima Prefecture · Town
Official websiteHiroshima Prefecture page
Kitahiroshima Town, the largest town by area in the Chugoku region, lies in the Chugoku Mountains bordering Shimane Prefecture. It holds the sources of the Ota and Gonokawa Rivers, and Mibu no Hana Taue (a rice-planting ritual) is Intangible Cultural Heritage. Mountain castle ruins linked to the Kikkawa clan remain, and Geihoku's ski areas and highlands are popular.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
CastleHinoyama Castlecastle in Kitahiroshima, Japan
Ski resortGeihokukokusai Ski Area
CastleOgurayama Castlecastle in Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Toyohira Donguri-muraroadside station in Kitahiroshima, Yamagata district, Hiroshima prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Mai-road IC Chiyodaroadside station in Kitahiroshima, Yamagata district, Hiroshima prefecture, Japan- CastleSurugamaru Castlecastle in Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
- Ski resortYutopiasaioto (Ski resort)
Ski resortGeihokukogen'osa Ski Area
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this town
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Hiroshima Prefecture
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