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Awa-gun

Local name: 安房郡

Located in Chiba, Japan Coordinates: 35°07′55″ N 139°52′13″ E

Map showing the location of Awa-gun Awa-gun
Location in Japan
Elevation
180 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
1
listed under Awa-gun
When to go
May–JulySeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport47 km
OIM Oshima Airport61 km

About Awa-gun

Awa-gun is a district. Location: Chiba, Japan.

From Wikipedia

Awa District (安房郡, Awa-gun) is a district located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of August 2010, the district had an estimated population of 8,992 and a density of 198 persons per km2. Its total area was 45.16 square kilometres (17.44 mi2). Awa District at present consists only of the town of Kyonan

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1878
Area
45.2 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Awa-gun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–July, September–October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 17° · Night 8° · Rain 138 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 59 km northwest18°
  • Odawara · 66 km west19°
  • Mishima · 87 km west18°
Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
September (222 mm)
Driest month
December (68 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).

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Climate of Awa-gun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°10°12°17°21°23°27°29°26°21°17°12°
Average low (°C)1°1°4°9°13°17°21°22°19°14°8°3°
Precipitation (mm)749515415415721713815222222213868

Other places to visit in this season: May June July September October

How to get to Awa-gun

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 47 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Yokosuka, 25 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 47 kmnorth
  • Oshima Airport (OIM) Izu Oshima 61 kmsouthwest
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 85 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Yokosuka Population: 409.5K 25 kmnorthwest
  • Kisarazu Population: 136.2K 28 kmnorth
  • Kamakura Population: 172.9K 36 kmnorthwest
  • Yokohama Population: 3.8M 39 kmnorthwest
  • Fujisawa Population: 439.7K 43 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Awa-gun

Within 100 km: 49 historic and cultural sites, 35 natural sites, 40 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km11 places

  • Jōga Shima Island 23 kmW
  • Koito River River 24 kmN
  • Sarushima Island 23 kmNW
  • Miura Hantō Natural site 23 kmNW

25–60 km49 places

  • Enoshima Island 40 kmNW
  • Mount Ōyama Natural site 28 kmNW
  • Obitsu River River 31 kmN
  • Tokyo Bay Natural site 32 kmN

60–100 km64 places

  • Izu Islands Island 91 kmS
  • Ō Shima Island 61 kmSW
  • To Shima Island 86 kmSW
  • Hatsu-shima Island 65 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Awa-gun

1 place
  1. 1 Kyonan Machi 8.7K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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