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Municipality

Kagamiishi Machi

Located in Iwase-gun, Fukushima Coordinates: 37°14′40″ N 140°21′06″ E

Map showing the location of Kagamiishi Machi Kagamiishi Machi
Location in Japan
Population
12,888
12.9K
Elevation
278 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JulySeptember
See the climate
Airports
FKS Fukushima Airport7 km
SDJ Sendai Airport111 km

About Kagamiishi Machi

Kagamiishi Machi is a municipality. Location: Iwase-gun, Fukushima. Population: 12,888. Elevation: 278 m.

From Wikipedia

Kagamiishi (鏡石町, Kagamiishi-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2020, the town had an estimated population of 12,272 in 4434 households, and a population density of 390 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 31.30 square kilometres (12.08 sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1962
Area
31.3 km²
Official website
town.kagamiishi.fukushima.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Kagamiishi Machi

  • Sukagawa
  • Yabuki Machi
  • Ten’ei Mura
  • Tamakawa Mura

Population of Kagamiishi Machi over time

Population of Kagamiishi Machi over time
2010 12,815
2015 12,486
2021 12,282

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kagamiishi Machi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–July, September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 3° · Rain 62 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 225 km southwest18°
  • Kofu · 237 km southwest17°
  • Odawara · 246 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
September (176 mm)
Driest month
January (36 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 Kagamiishi Machi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°9°15°20°23°26°28°24°18°13°8°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°5°10°14°18°20°16°9°3°-2°
Precipitation (mm)364570971061481521661761286244

Other places to visit in this season: May June July September

How to get to Kagamiishi Machi

The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), 7 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Sendai Airport (SDJ) (111 km). The nearest large city is Kōriyama, 17 km to the north.

Airports

  • Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 7 kmeast
  • Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 111 kmnortheast
  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 118 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Kōriyama Population: 327.7K 17 kmnorth
  • Aizu-Wakamatsu Population: 118.2K 45 kmnorthwest
  • Iwaki Population: 357.3K 52 kmsoutheast
  • Fukushima Population: 294.2K 57 kmnorth
  • Hitachi Population: 174.5K 76 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Kagamiishi Machi

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 19 natural sites, 5 lakes, rivers and coasts.

25–60 km11 places

  • Mount Bandai Mountain 47 kmNW
  • Lake Hibara Lake 56 kmNW
  • Mount Azuma-kofuji Mountain 54 kmN
  • Mount Adatara Mountain 42 kmN

60–100 km14 places

  • Echigo Sanmyaku Mountain 80 kmNW
  • Kuji-gawa River 88 kmS
  • Lake Chūzenji Lake 97 kmSW
  • Mount Nikkō-Shirane Mountain 100 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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