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Municipality

Minamiaizu Machi

Located in Minamiaizu-gun, Fukushima Coordinates: 37°08′12″ N 139°36′22″ E

Map showing the location of Minamiaizu Machi Minamiaizu Machi
Location in Japan
Population
17,591
17.6K
Elevation
1,039 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
FKS Fukushima Airport74 km
KIJ Niigata Airport101 km

About Minamiaizu Machi

Minamiaizu Machi is a municipality. Location: Minamiaizu-gun, Fukushima. Population: 17,591. Elevation: 1,039 m.

From Wikipedia

Minamiaizu (南会津町, Minamiaizu-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2020, the town had an estimated population of 15,158 in 6,575 households, and a population density of 17 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 886.52 square kilometres (342.29 sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
2006
Area
886 km²
Official website
minamiaizu.org

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Minamiaizu Machi

  • Shimogō Machi
  • Hinoemata Mura
  • Tadami Machi
  • Shōwa Mura
  • Nikkō

Twin towns and sister cities of Minamiaizu Machi

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Minamiaizu Machi over time

Population of Minamiaizu Machi over time
2010 17,864
2015 16,264
2021 14,204

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Minamiaizu Machi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 0° · Rain 101 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kofu · 188 km southwest17°
  • Isehara · 195 km south18°
  • Odawara · 213 km south19°
Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
Wettest month
August (272 mm)
Driest month
December (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
Climate of Minamiaizu Machi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°3°11°16°19°23°25°20°14°9°3°
Average low (°C)-8°-8°-6°0°6°11°15°16°12°6°0°-5°
Precipitation (mm)83849512413219021427224814910174

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Minamiaizu Machi

The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), 74 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Niigata Airport (KIJ) (101 km). The nearest large city is Aizu-Wakamatsu, 50 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 74 kmeast
  • Niigata Airport (KIJ) Niigata 101 kmnorthwest
  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 128 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aizu-Wakamatsu Population: 118.2K 50 kmnortheast
  • Utsunomiya Population: 518.8K 68 kmsouth
  • Kōriyama Population: 327.7K 75 kmnortheast
  • Nagaoka Population: 266.9K 76 kmnorthwest
  • Tochigi Population: 159.1K 84 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Minamiaizu Machi

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 24 natural sites, 8 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Mount Hiragatake Mountain 20 kmSE
  • Mount Aizu-Komagatake Mountain 25 kmSW

25–60 km13 places

  • Lake Chūzenji Lake 46 kmS
  • Mount Nikkō-Shirane Mountain 43 kmSW
  • Nantai San Mountain 42 kmS
  • Kegon Falls Natural site 45 kmS

60–100 km18 places

  • Umeda Ko Lake 75 kmS
  • Tanigawa Dake Mountain 69 kmSW
  • Echigo Sanmyaku Mountain 80 kmN
  • Uono River River 68 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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