Hikari, Yamaguchi

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**Hikari City**
光市
Hikari City's location in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku
Prefecture	Yamaguchi Prefecture
Physical characteristics
Area	91.94 km²
Population (as of 2005)
Total	55,807
Symbols
Tree	Japanese Black Pine
Flower	Ume
Hikari City City Hall
Mayor	Yasuyoshi Sueoka
Address	〒743-8501 6-1-1 Chūō, Hikari-shi, YAMAGUCHI
Phone number	0833-72-1400
Official website: Hikari City

Hikari (光市; -shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

The city was founded three times: April 1, 1943 (1st generation), July 1, 1965 (2nd generation), and October 4, 2004 (3rd generation).

As of April 30, 2005, the city has an estimated population of 55,807. The total area is 91.94 km². The name Hikari itself means "brilliance" or "light" in Japanese.

It is connected by railroad with a train station and route 188.

Hikari is bounded with Yanai, Kudamatsu, Shunan, Tabuse in the Kumage District and Shuto in the Kuga District. Yamato merged with the old Hikari to form the new city of Hikari on October 4, 2004.

1 History
- 1.1 Municipal Timeline
2 Trivia
3 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Municipal Timeline

October 1, 1940-The town of Shunan was renamed to Hikari.
April 1, 1943-The town merged with the town of Muroseki to form the city of Hikari (1st generation).
July 1, 1965-The city (1st generation) merged with the village of Shubo to form the new city of Hikari (2nd generation).
April 10, 1967-The city lost parts of Tateno area to the village of Yamato.
October 4, 2004-The city (2nd generation) merged with the town of Yamato to form the new city of Hikari (3rd generation).

[edit] Trivia

Hikari is one of the three cities to be founded for three times. (Yamaguchi in Yamaguchi Prefecture and Ichinoseki in Iwate Prefecture are the only cities to be founded for three times)