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Kawasaki

Located in Kawasaki Machi, Tagawa-gun Coordinates: 33°36′00″ N 130°48′54″ E

Map showing the location of Kawasaki Kawasaki
Location in Japan
Population
17,324
17.3K
Elevation
47 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
FUK Fukuoka Airport34 km
KKJ Kitakyushu Airport34 km

About Kawasaki

Kawasaki is a town. Location: Kawasaki Machi, Tagawa-gun. Population: 17,324. Elevation: 47 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Fukuoka Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Mount Hiko and Mount Hōman.

Climate of Kawasaki

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 8° · Rain 75 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Beppu · 73 km southeast17°
  • Ōita · 83 km southeast18°
  • Nobeoka · 138 km southeast18°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
July (315 mm)
Driest month
December (58 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 Kawasaki
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°13°19°23°26°30°31°27°22°17°12°
Average low (°C)1°2°4°9°14°18°23°23°19°13°8°3°
Precipitation (mm)7484113151165302315166191977558

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Kawasaki

The nearest airport is Fukuoka Airport (FUK), 34 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iizuka, 13 km to the west.

Airports

  • Fukuoka Airport (FUK) Fukuoka 34 kmwest
  • Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) Kitakyushu 34 kmnortheast
  • Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) Ube 56 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Iizuka Population: 126.4K 13 kmwest
  • Chikushino-shi Population: 103.3K 30 kmwest
  • Ōnojō Population: 102.1K 32 kmwest
  • Kasuga Population: 111K 34 kmwest
  • Shimonoseki Population: 265.7K 41 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Kawasaki

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 18 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Mount Hōman Mountain 24 kmW
  • Mount Hiko Mountain 17 kmSE

25–60 km26 places

  • Hiko Shima Island 38 kmN
  • Kōzan Ji Attraction 47 kmN
  • Kanmon Kyō Landmark 42 kmN
  • Wakato Ōhashi Landmark 34 kmN

60–100 km24 places

  • Okino-shima Island 97 kmNW
  • Kumamoto castle Historic site 89 kmS
  • Shimabara Castle Historic site 99 kmSW
  • Mount Tsurumi Mountain 67 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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