is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of July 31. 2016 the city has an estimated population of 185,418 and a population density of 291.85 persons per km2. The total area is 635.32 km2. Higashihiroshima is a university town of Hiroshima University. Higashihiroshima is adjacent to Hiroshima, and serves as a commuter town for the city. The literal translation of the city's name is "Eastern Hiroshima." From old times, Higashihiroshima is famous for making sake, and along the Sakagura Dōri ("Sake Storehouse Road") area near JR Saijō Station are the Namako wall (white-lattice walled) and (red-roof tile) roofs of ten well-known sake breweries. An annual sake matsuri is held every October. The city was founded on April 20, 1974, from the merger of the four towns of Saijō, Hachihonmatsu, Shiwa and Takaya in Kamo District. In 1992, the population reached 100,000. On February 7, 2005, the towns of Kurose, Kōchi, Toyosaka and Fukutomi (all from Kamo District), and the town of Akitsu (from Toyota District) were merged into Higashihiroshima. Geography Climate Higashihiroshima has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Higashihiroshima is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Higashihiroshima was on 17 July 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 31 January 1981. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Higashihiroshima in 2020 is 196,608 people. Higashihiroshima has been conducting censuses since 1960. Notable people from Higashihiroshima Reizo Fukuhara, Japanese soccer player (Midfielder) Ryuji Sainei, Japanese actor Koichi Isobe, former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder Yūki Himura, Japanese comedian, Japanese actor and voice actor Yasuyuki Yamauchi, Japanese professional baseball player and baseball coach Daiki Nishiyama, Japanese judoka Akinoshima Katsumi, former sumo wrestler (Real Name: Katsumi Yamanaka, Nihongo: 山中勝美, Yamanaka Katsumi) Ryuichi Hirashige, Japanese former footballer (Striker) Ayako Okamoto, Japanese professional golfer and member of the World Golf Hall of Fame Akira Ibayashi, Japanese soccer player (Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J1 League) References External links Higashihiroshima City official website Higashihiroshima City official website Cities in Hiroshima Prefecture Planned cities in Japan