Hikari, Yamaguchi

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This article refers to Hikari, the city. For the Hikari train service which runs on the Tōkaidō/Sanyō Shinkansen, see Hikari (Shinkansen)

**Hikari**
光市
Hikari's location in Yamaguchi, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku
Prefecture	Yamaguchi
Physical characteristics
Area	91.94 km² (35.50 sq mi)
Population (as of 2005)
Total	55,807
Location	33°57′43″N, 131°56′32″E
Symbols
Tree	Japanese Black Pine
Flower	Ume
Hikari Government Office
Mayor	Yasuyoshi Sueoka
Address	〒743-8501 6-1-1 Chūō, Hikari-shi, Yamaguchi-ken
Phone number	0833-72-1400
Official website: Hikari City

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

The city was founded three times: April 1, 1943 (1st generation), July 1, 1955 (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, Iwakuni, and Tabuse in the Kumage 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 Murozumi to form the city of Hikari (1st generation).
July 1, 1955: The city (1st generation) merged with the village of Suō to form the new city of Hikari (2nd generation).
April 10, 1957: 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 other two).