Eiheiji Chō
Local name: 志比村
Located in Yoshida Gun, Fukui Coordinates: 36°04′24″ N 136°21′20″ E
- Population
- 19,515
- 19.5K
- Elevation
- 317 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Eiheiji Chō
- Airports
- KMQ Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base36 km
- TOY Toyama Kitokito Airport98 km
About Eiheiji Chō
Eiheiji Chō is a municipality. Location: Yoshida Gun, Fukui. Population: 19,515. Elevation: 317 m.
Eiheiji (永平寺町, Eiheiji-chō) is a town located in Yoshida District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2025, the town had an estimated population of 17,504 in 6,695 households and the population density of 185 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 94.43 square kilometres (36.46 sq mi). The town is named for the famous temple of Eihei-ji.
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Places bordering Eiheiji Chō
- Fukui-shi
- Katsuyama
- Sakai
Population of Eiheiji Chō over time
| 2010 | 20,647 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19,883 | |
| 2021 | 18,921 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Eiheiji Chō
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 13° · Night 5° · Rain 161 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kofu · 204 km east17°
- Fujinomiya · 225 km southeast18°
- Fuji · 233 km southeast20°
- Hottest month
- August (day 29°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- July (254 mm)
- Driest month
- February (148 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) | 4° | 4° | 8° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 27° | 29° | 24° | 19° | 13° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -3° | 0° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 20° | 21° | 17° | 11° | 5° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 201 | 148 | 150 | 163 | 164 | 231 | 254 | 181 | 254 | 159 | 161 | 195 |
How to get to Eiheiji Chō
The nearest airport is Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ), 36 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Fukui-shi, 12 km to the west.
Airports
- Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ) Kanazawa 36 kmnorth
- Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) Toyama 98 kmnortheast
- Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM) Nagoya 104 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Fukui-shi Population: 262.3K 12 kmwest
- Komatsu Population: 108.5K 38 kmnorth
- Matsutō Population: 110.4K 53 kmnorth
- Kanazawa Population: 466K 63 kmnorth
- Nagahama Population: 113.6K 77 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Eiheiji Chō
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Asuwa River River, Japan15 km W
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Kuzuryu River River, Japan24 km NW
Sources & licences
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