Tsuruga Castle
Local name: 若松城
Located in Aizu-wakamatsu Shi, Fukushima Coordinates: 37°29′16″ N 139°55′46″ E
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Elevation
- 229 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- FKS Fukushima Airport53 km
- KIJ Niigata Airport89 km
About Tsuruga Castle
Tsuruga Castle is a historic site. Location: Aizu-wakamatsu Shi, Fukushima.
Tsuruga Castle (鶴ヶ城, Tsuru-ga-jō), also known as Aizuwakamatsu Castle (会津若松城 Aizu-Wakamatsu-jō) is a Japanese castle in northern Japan, at the center of the city of Aizuwakamatsu, in Fukushima Prefecture.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1384
- Heritage designation
- Historic Site of Japan
- Official website
- tsurugajo.com
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Tsuruga Castle
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Climate of Tsuruga Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 86 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kofu · 236 km southwest17°
- Isehara · 239 km south18°
- Odawara · 258 km south19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 29°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- July (169 mm)
- Driest month
- February (74 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° | 7° | 16° | 21° | 24° | 28° | 29° | 24° | 18° | 12° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -1° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 4° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 86 | 74 | 81 | 90 | 96 | 142 | 169 | 165 | 169 | 113 | 86 | 82 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Tsuruga Castle
The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), 53 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Niigata Airport (KIJ) (89 km). The nearest large city is Aizu-Wakamatsu, 1 km to the east.
Airports
- Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 53 kmsoutheast
- Niigata Airport (KIJ) Niigata 89 kmnorthwest
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 110 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Aizu-Wakamatsu Population: 118.2K 1 kmeast
- Kōriyama Population: 327.7K 41 kmeast
- Fukushima Population: 294.2K 56 kmnortheast
- Yamagata Population: 248.8K 91 kmnortheast
- Nagaoka Population: 266.9K 96 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tsuruga Castle
Within 100 km: 22 natural sites, 7 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Tadami River River 22 kmNW
- Lake Inawashiro Lake 15 kmE
- Mount Bandai Mountain 18 kmNE
- Nekomaga Dake Mountain 16 kmNE
25–60 km10 places
- Echigo Sanmyaku Mountain 39 kmN
- Lake Hibara Lake 25 kmNE
- Mount Azuma-kofuji Mountain 40 kmNE
- Mount Adatara Mountain 35 kmNE
60–100 km15 places
- Asahi Dake Mountain 87 kmN
- Mount Zaō Mountain 86 kmNE
- Mount Zaō Mountain 84 kmNE
- Uono River River 98 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lake Inawashiro Lake, Fukushima15 km E -
Nekomaga Dake Mountain, Bandai Machi16 km NE -
Mount Bandai Mountain, Bandai Machi18 km NE -
Tadami River River, Fukushima22 km NW
Nearest towns and villages
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Aizu-Wakamatsu City, Aizu-wakamatsu Shi1.5 km E -
Yugawa Mura Municipality, Kawanuma-gun9.8 km NW
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Aizumisato-machi Municipality, Ōnuma-gun12 km SW
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Aizu-bange Machi Municipality, Kawanuma-gun15 km NW
Sources & licences
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