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Funabashi

Local name: 船橋市

Located in Funabashi-shi, Chiba Coordinates: 35°42′05″ N 139°59′11″ E

Map showing the location of Funabashi Funabashi
Location in Japan
Population
644,668
644.7K
Elevation
11 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport25 km
NRT Narita International Airport37 km

About Funabashi

Funabashi is a neighbourhood. Location: Funabashi-shi, Chiba. Population: 644,668.

From Wikipedia

Funabashi (船橋市, Funabashi-shi) is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2020, the city had an estimated population of 644,668 in 309,238 households and a population density of 7,500 inhabitants per square kilometre (19,000/sq mi). The total area of the city is 85.62 square kilometres (33.06 sq mi). It is the Greater Tokyo Area's 7th most populated city (after passing Kawaguchi, Hachioji and Chiba), and second largest in Chiba Prefecture.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1937
Area
85.6 km²
Official website
city.funabashi.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Funabashi

  • Kamagaya
  • Shiroi-shi
  • Yachiyo

Twin towns and sister cities of Funabashi

  • Odense· Denmark
  • Hayward· United States

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Funabashi over time

Population of Funabashi over time
2010 609,040
2015 622,890
2021 641,499

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Funabashi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 8° · Rain 85 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 70 km southwest18°
  • Odawara · 90 km southwest19°
  • Mishima · 117 km southwest18°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
September (194 mm)
Driest month
December (39 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
Climate of Funabashi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°13°19°23°25°29°30°27°21°17°12°
Average low (°C)0°1°4°10°14°18°22°23°20°14°8°2°
Precipitation (mm)4158991181201641411421941668539

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Funabashi

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 25 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Narashino, 5 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 25 kmsouthwest
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 37 kmeast
  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 66 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Narashino Population: 176.2K 5 kmsoutheast
  • Kamagaya Population: 109.9K 8 kmnorth
  • Urayasu Population: 171.4K 9 kmsouthwest
  • Matsudo Population: 498.6K 12 kmnorthwest
  • Katsushika-ku Population: 453.1K 13 kmwest

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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