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Natural site

Bōsō Peninsula

Located in Chiba, Japan Coordinates: 35°20′00″ N 140°10′00″ E

Bōsō Peninsula
Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA · CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
106 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Chōnan Machi
8.3 km NE
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JulySeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport42 km
NRT Narita International Airport52 km

About Bōsō Peninsula

Bōsō Peninsula is a natural site. Location: Chiba, Japan.

From Wikipedia

The Bōsō Peninsula (房総半島, Bōsō-hantō) is a peninsula that encompasses the entirety of Chiba Prefecture on Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It is part of the Greater Tokyo Area. It forms the eastern edge of Tokyo Bay, separating it from the Pacific Ocean. The peninsula covers approximately 5,034 square kilometres (1,944 mi2).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Bōsō Peninsula

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

A wet month

Day 16° · Night 8° · Rain 133 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 78 km west18°
  • Odawara · 92 km west19°
  • Mishima · 116 km west18°
Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
October (224 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 Bōsō Peninsula
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°12°17°21°23°27°29°26°21°16°12°
Average low (°C)0°1°4°9°14°17°21°22°20°14°8°3°
Precipitation (mm)709314614415420313115021722413368

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

How to get to Bōsō Peninsula

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 42 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ichihara, 22 km to the north.

Airports

  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 42 kmnorthwest
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 52 kmnorth
  • Oshima Airport (OIM) Izu Oshima 96 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Ichihara Population: 283.5K 22 kmnorth
  • Kisarazu Population: 136.2K 22 kmwest
  • Narashino Population: 176.2K 40 kmnorth
  • Sakura Population: 173.7K 43 kmnorth
  • Urayasu Population: 171.4K 43 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Bōsō Peninsula

Within 100 km: 49 historic and cultural sites, 29 natural sites, 37 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km4 places

  • Isumi Gawa River 22 kmE
  • Ichinomiya River River 22 kmE
  • Uchiura Wan Natural site 24 kmS
  • Yōrō River River 25 kmN

25–60 km76 places

  • Jōga Shima Island 55 kmSW
  • Rokugi En Attraction 58 kmNW
  • Shinjuku Gyōen Attraction 57 kmNW
  • Gokoku Ji Attraction 59 kmNW

60–100 km35 places

  • Ō Shima Island 96 kmSW
  • Enoshima Island 63 kmW
  • Hatsu-shima Island 96 kmW
  • Mount_Tsukuba Mountain 99 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

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Sources & licences

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