Higashi
in Ogasawara Shichō of Tokyo, Japan
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Iwo Jima Airport (1 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 24.782 and 141.339 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 24° 46' 56" and E 141° 20' 20"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Yen - JPY
- Spoken languages:
- Japanese
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:45 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:51 am and 4:47 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -22.167 and -41.167 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Sao Tome - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Japan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Japan. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Higashi
Higashi in Ogasawara Shichō (Tokyo) is located in Japan about 760 mi (or 1,223 km) south of Tokyo, the country's capital.
Local time in Higashi is now 06:45 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 1 airports in the wider vicinity of Higashi. The closest airport in Japan is Iwo Jima Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
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Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.
Iwo Jima Aerial View
Aerial View of Iwo Jima B-roll. Courtesy Video | III Marine Expeditionary Force / Marine Corps Installations Pacific | Date: 01.10.2012. HD Video B-roll of the site where the Iwo Jima reunion...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February – 26 March 1945), or Operation Detachment, was a major battle in which the United States Armed Forces fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire. The American invasion had the goal of capturing the entire island, including its three airfields, to provide a staging area for attacks on the Japanese main islands. This month-long battle included some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting of the War in the Pacific of World War II.
Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima, officially Iō-tō, is an island of the Japanese Volcano Islands chain south of the Ogasawara Islands and together with them form the Ogasawara Archipelago also known as the Bonin Islands. The island is 650 nautical miles south of mainland Tokyo and is administered as part of Ogasawara, one of eight villages of Tokyo (but is uninhabited).
Volcano Islands
Not to be confused with volcanic island. 180px 180px Kita Iwo Jima 180px 180px Iwo Jima 180px 180px Minami Iwo Jima The Volcano Islands is a group of three Japanese islands south of the Bonin Islands that belong to the municipality of Ogasawara. The islands are all active volcanoes lying atop an island arc that stretches south to the Marianas.
Iwo Jima LORAN-C transmitter
Iwo Jima LORAN-C transmitter was a LORAN-C transmitter at Iwo Jima, Japan of Grid 9970 at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:24|48|8|N|141|19|32|E| | |name= }}. The Iwo Jima LORAN-C transmitter had a transmission power of 4000 kilowatts, which is more than the most powerful broadcasting stations. The Iwo Jima LORAN-C transmitter had a 411.5 metre (1350 ft) tall guyed mast, which was built in 1963. It collapsed in 1965 at repair trial of a defective eyebolt in a backstage insulator.
South Field (Iwo Jima)
South Field was a World War II airfield on Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands, located in the Central Pacific. The Volcano Islands are part of Japan. The airfield was located on the southern corner of Iwo Jima located on the Motoyama plateau, to the north of Mount Suribachi.
Central Field (Iwo Jima)
Central Field or Iwo Jima Air Base is a World War II airfield on Iwo Jima in the Bonin Islands, located in the Central Pacific. The Bonin Islands are part of Japan. Today, the base is the only airfield on the island, operated by the Japan Self-Defense Forces.
Iōjima, Tokyo
Iōjima, Tokyo was a village in the Japanese prefecture of Tokyo. Its administrative area covered the whole island of Iwo Jima (officially Iōtō since 2007), one of the Volcano Islands. It existed from 1923 when the Ogasawara islands were organized into modern municipalities to 1952 when mainland Tokyo returned to Japanese sovereignty and Iwo Jima was put under US military administration. When the island was returned to Japan in 1968 it became part of the village of Ogasawara, Tokyo.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Higashi.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Higashi, 東, ひがし, ヒガシ
