Ōwani Machi
Local name: 大鰐町
Located in Minamitsugaru Gun, Aomori Coordinates: 40°29′03″ N 140°33′05″ E
- Population
- 10,773
- 10.8K
- Elevation
- 250 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Ōwani Machi
- Airports
- AOJ Aomori Airport30 km
- ONJ Odate Noshiro Airport36 km
About Ōwani Machi
Ōwani Machi is a municipality. Location: Minamitsugaru Gun, Aomori. Population: 10,773. Elevation: 250 m.
Ōwani (大鰐町, Ōwani-machi) is a town located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 December 2025, the town had an estimated population of 8,009 people in 3978 households and a population density of 53 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 163.41 square kilometres (63.09 sq mi). Skiing is very popular in Ōwani Town, and seven Olympic athletes have grown up there.
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Places bordering Ōwani Machi
- Hirosaki
- Hirakawa
- Ōdate
Twin towns and sister cities of Ōwani Machi
- Novi· United States
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Ōwani Machi over time
| 2010 | 10,978 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9,676 | |
| 2021 | 8,442 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Ōwani Machi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 127 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- September (164 mm)
- Driest month
- March (89 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 0° | 1° | 4° | 11° | 17° | 21° | 25° | 27° | 22° | 16° | 9° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -6° | -3° | 3° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 2° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 115 | 95 | 89 | 93 | 89 | 108 | 152 | 160 | 164 | 123 | 127 | 128 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Ōwani Machi
The nearest airport is Aomori Airport (AOJ), 30 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hirosaki, 14 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Aomori Airport (AOJ) Aomori 30 kmnortheast
- Odate Noshiro Airport (ONJ) Kitaakita 36 kmsouthwest
- Misawa Airport / Misawa Air Base (MSJ) Misawa 73 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Hirosaki Population: 168.7K 14 kmnorthwest
- Aomori Population: 298.4K 40 kmnorth
- Hachinohe Population: 239K 80 kmeast
- Akita Population: 307.7K 93 kmsouthwest
- Morioka Population: 290.7K 101 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ōwani Machi
Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 15 natural sites, 15 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Seibi En Attraction 15 kmN
25–60 km13 places
- Oirase Gawa River 54 kmNW
- Shirakami Sanchi Mountain 30 kmW
- Mount Iwaki Mountain 28 kmNW
- Mount Bonju Mountain 35 kmN
60–100 km20 places
- Arata River River 80 kmE
- Lake Ogarawa Lake 74 kmNE
- Oirase River River 78 kmE
- Mabechi River River 82 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Ōwani Machi
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources