- Population
- 78,930
- 78.9K
- Elevation
- 338 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- NKM Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base58 km
- MMJ Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport85 km
About Nakatsugawa
Nakatsugawa is a city. Location: Nakatsugawa Shi, Gifu. Population: 78,930. Elevation: 338 m. The best months to visit are May–June, October. The nearest airport is Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (58 km).
Photos of Nakatsugawa
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Ena-san alpsdake · Public domain
Travel notes for Nakatsugawa
From Wikivoyage
Nakatsugawa (中津川) is a city of 79,000 people (2018) in Gifu. The post town of Magome is also within Nakatsugawa, but covered in its own article.
Understand+
Tourist information site:
The city government's official site has a good Japanese-only tourism section with integrated Google Translate.
The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site also with integrated Google Translate.
Get in+
By train:
By Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tokai), on the Chuo Main Line: (Nagiso Town, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture) -Sakashita Station - Ochiaigawa Station - Nakatsugawa Station - Mino Sakamoto Station- (Ena City). By Akechi Railway (Aketetsu) on the Akechi Line: (Ena City) -Iinuma Station - Agi Station- (Ena City)
1 Nakatsugawa railway station (中津川駅, Nakatsugawa-eki). (updated Mar 2022)
By car:
Chuo Expressway : Nakatsugawa IC - Misaka PA
National highways No. 19, No. 256, No. 257, No. 363
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Climate of Nakatsugawa
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 16° · Night 6° · Rain 92 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kofu · 99 km east17°
- Fujinomiya · 106 km east18°
- Fuji · 113 km east20°
- Hottest month
- August (day 31°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- September (291 mm)
- Driest month
- December (58 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) | 8° | 9° | 12° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 30° | 31° | 27° | 21° | 16° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -1° | 2° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 22° | 22° | 19° | 12° | 6° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 59 | 76 | 129 | 183 | 186 | 273 | 274 | 268 | 291 | 162 | 92 | 58 |
How to get to Nakatsugawa
The nearest airport is Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM), 58 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO) (94 km). The nearest large city is Iida, 29 km to the east.
Airports
- Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM) Nagoya 58 kmsouthwest
- Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) Matsumoto 85 kmnortheast
- Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO) Tokoname 94 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Iida Population: 101.5K 29 kmeast
- Tajimi Population: 107.8K 38 kmsouthwest
- Kani Population: 102.1K 41 kmwest
- Seto Population: 127.8K 46 kmsouthwest
- Kasugai Population: 308.7K 55 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Nakatsugawa
Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 42 natural sites, 20 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Ena-san Mountain 10 kmSE
25–60 km12 places
- Toyota Stadium Landmark 53 kmSW
- Mount Tekari Mountain 56 kmE
- Mount Akaishi Mountain 60 kmE
- Kiso Komaga-take Mountain 44 kmNE
60–100 km57 places
- Honshu Island 73 kmNE
- Himakajima Island 97 kmSW
- Mikawa-wan Natural site 93 kmS
- Hongū-zan Mountain 65 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nakatsugawa and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Nakatsugawa | Kashihara | Mooka | Natori-shi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 78.9K | 79.1K | 78.7K | 78.7K |
| Elevation | 338 m | 18 m | 67 m | 9 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 31° | 33° | 29° | 28° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | -2° | 1° | -3° | -2° |
| Annual rainfall | 2,051 mm | 1,406 mm | 1,327 mm | 1,206 mm |
| Best months | May–Jun, Oct | May, Oct | May–Jun, Sep–Oct | May–Jul, Sep–Oct |
| Distance | — | 199 km | 250 km | 424 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
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