- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- AXT Akita Airport20 km
- ONJ Odate Noshiro Airport55 km
About Akita Port Tower
Akita Port Tower is a landmark. Location: Akita Shi, Akita.
The Akita City Port Tower Selion (秋田市ポートタワーセリオン, Akitashi Pōto Tawā Serion) is one of the landmarks in the city of Akita, Japan. The sightseeing tower with 6,272 tempered glasses was completed in 1994. It is located in the Tsuchizaki District, Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The steel tower is the tallest structure in the 3 northern Tohoku prefectures with its observation deck at 100 metres (328 ft) and its spire at 143.6 metres (471 ft).
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Photos of Akita Port Tower
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Climate of Akita Port Tower
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 153 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- July (172 mm)
- Driest month
- March (97 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 7° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 28° | 24° | 18° | 12° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | 0° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 21° | 16° | 9° | 4° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 136 | 108 | 97 | 103 | 97 | 119 | 172 | 153 | 170 | 144 | 153 | 165 |
How to get to Akita Port Tower
The nearest airport is Akita Airport (AXT), 20 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Akita, 6 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Akita Airport (AXT) Akita 20 kmsoutheast
- Odate Noshiro Airport (ONJ) Kitaakita 55 kmnortheast
- Iwate Hanamaki Airport (HNA) Hanamaki 99 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Akita Population: 307.7K 6 kmsoutheast
- Morioka Population: 290.7K 94 kmeast
- Sakata Population: 100.3K 95 kmsouth
- Hirosaki Population: 168.7K 100 kmnorth
- Tsuruoka Population: 125.4K 116 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Akita Port Tower
Within 100 km: 8 natural sites, 9 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Hachirō Lagoon Lake 19 kmN
- Omono River River 7 kmS
25–60 km5 places
- Yoneshiro River River 53 kmN
- Lake Tazawa Lake 52 kmE
- Oga Quasi National Park Natural site 32 kmNW
- Koyoshi River River 40 kmS
60–100 km10 places
- Tobi Shima Island 76 kmSW
- Mogami River River 95 kmS
- Mount Chōkai Mountain 72 kmS
- Anano River River 87 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Omono River River, Japan6.8 km S
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Hachirō Lagoon Lake, Akita19 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Akita City, Akita Shi6.2 km SE
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Katagami City, Katagami Shi15 km N -
Ikawa Machi Municipality, Minamiakita-gun17 km N -
Tennō Town, Katagami Shi18 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources