- Elevation
- 16 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- SDJ Sendai Airport49 km
- FKS Fukushima Airport70 km
About Kashima
Kashima is a village. Location: Minamisōma Shi, Fukushima. Elevation: 16 m.
Kashima (鹿島町, Kashima-machi) was a town located in Sōma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,341 and a density of 114.21 persons per km2. The total area was 108.06 km2. On January 1, 2006, Kashima, along with the city of Haramachi, and the town of Odaka (also from Sōma District), was merged to create the city of Minamisōma.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1898
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Kashima
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–July, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 14° · Night 6° · Rain 67 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 295 km southwest18°
- Kofu · 310 km southwest17°
- Odawara · 315 km southwest19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- September (188 mm)
- Driest month
- January (31 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) | 6° | 7° | 10° | 16° | 20° | 22° | 25° | 28° | 24° | 19° | 14° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -1° | 1° | 7° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 21° | 18° | 11° | 6° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 31 | 50 | 71 | 98 | 103 | 146 | 145 | 150 | 188 | 142 | 67 | 39 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July September October
How to get to Kashima
The nearest airport is Sendai Airport (SDJ), 49 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Fukushima, 43 km to the west.
Airports
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 49 kmnorth
- Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 70 kmsouthwest
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 94 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Fukushima Population: 294.2K 43 kmwest
- Kōriyama Population: 327.7K 60 kmsouthwest
- Sendai Population: 1.1M 63 kmnorth
- Iwaki Population: 357.3K 72 kmsouth
- Yamagata Population: 248.8K 78 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kashima
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 11 natural sites, 11 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km4 places
- Abukuma River River 39 kmN
- Mount Adatara Mountain 59 kmW
- Takayu-onsen Natural site 57 kmW
- Natori Gawa River 53 kmN
60–100 km21 places
- Miyago Jima Island 73 kmN
- Tashiro Jima Island 78 kmNE
- Tsuki Shima Island 76 kmN
- Mount Bandai Mountain 78 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
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