Yanagawa
Local name: 柳川市
Located in Yanagawa Shi, Fukuoka Coordinates: 33°10′00″ N 130°24′00″ E
- Population
- 64,475
- 64.5K
- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- HSG Kyushu Saga International Airport9 km
- FUK Fukuoka Airport47 km
About Yanagawa
Yanagawa is a city. Location: Yanagawa Shi, Fukuoka. Population: 64,475. Elevation: 1 m.
Yanagawa (柳川市, Yanagawa-shi) is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 62,268 in 26426 households, and a population density of 810 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 77.15 km2 (29.79 sq mi).
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Places bordering Yanagawa
- Ōkawa
- Chikugo Shi
- Miyama Shi
- Ōki Machi
- Saga City
Population of Yanagawa over time
| 2010 | 71,375 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 67,777 | |
| 2020 | 64,120 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Yanagawa
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 18° · Night 8° · Rain 68 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Beppu · 103 km east17°
- Ōita · 112 km east18°
- Nobeoka · 135 km southeast18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 32°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- June (314 mm)
- Driest month
- January (57 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) | 10° | 11° | 14° | 20° | 24° | 27° | 31° | 32° | 28° | 23° | 18° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 2° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 57 | 73 | 105 | 148 | 162 | 314 | 303 | 180 | 197 | 92 | 68 | 58 |
How to get to Yanagawa
The nearest airport is Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG), 9 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Saga, 12 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG) Saga 9 kmwest
- Fukuoka Airport (FUK) Fukuoka 47 kmnorth
- Nagasaki Airport (NGS) Nagasaki 53 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Saga Population: 233.3K 12 kmnorthwest
- Omuta Population: 132K 16 kmsouth
- Kurume Population: 303.6K 20 kmnortheast
- Chikushino-shi Population: 103.3K 38 kmnorth
- Kasuga Population: 111K 40 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Yanagawa
Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 22 natural sites, 21 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Chikugo River River 5 kmSW
25–60 km29 places
- Hario Jima Island 59 kmW
- Mount Unzen Mountain 47 kmS
- Shimabara-hantō Natural site 48 kmS
- Kumamoto castle Historic site 49 kmSE
60–100 km32 places
- Kyūshū Island 99 kmSE
- Shimoshima Island Island 97 kmS
- Iki Island Island 93 kmNW
- Hiko Shima Island 97 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Yanagawa and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Yanagawa | Fujioka | Tomigusuku | Tamana |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 64.5K | 64.5K | 64.6K | 64.3K |
| Elevation | 1 m | 94 m | 47 m | 5 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 32° | 31° | 31° | 32° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | 1° | -3° | 14° | 1° |
| Annual rainfall | 1,757 mm | 1,261 mm | 2,105 mm | 1,911 mm |
| Best months | May, Oct | May, Oct | Nov–May | May, Oct |
| Distance | — | 864 km | 817 km | 29 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Sources & licences
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