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Fujioka

Local name: 藤岡市

Located in Fujioka Shi, Gunma Coordinates: 36°14′46″ N 139°04′19″ E

Fujioka
Altomarina · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
64,539
64.5K
Elevation
94 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport101 km
MMJ Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport104 km

About Fujioka

Fujioka is a city. Location: Fujioka Shi, Gunma. Population: 64,539. Elevation: 94 m.

From Wikipedia

Fujioka (藤岡市, Fujioka-shi) is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2020, the city had an estimated population of 64,539 in 27,616 households, and a population density of 360/km2 (930/sq mi). The total area of the city is 180.29 km2 (69.61 sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
180 km²
Official website
city.fujioka.gunma.jp

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Fujioka

From Wikivoyage

Fujioka (藤岡) is a city in Gunma Prefecture.

Understand+

Fujioka originates from the Japanese kanji words "wisteria" and "hill" meaning "Wisteria Hill" in English

Tourist information site:

The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Fujioka

  • Takasaki
  • Chichibu
  • Tamamura Machi
  • Kanna Machi
  • Kanra-machi
  • Kamikawa-machi
  • Kamisato-machi

Twin towns and sister cities of Fujioka

  • Bend· United States
  • Tsushima-shi· Japan
  • Kōnan· Japan

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

Population of Fujioka over time

Population of Fujioka over time
2010 67,975
2015 65,708
2021 62,608

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Fujioka

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 5° · Rain 67 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kofu · 79 km southwest17°
  • Isehara · 97 km south18°
  • Odawara · 110 km south19°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
September (185 mm)
Driest month
December (46 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 Fujioka
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°13°19°23°26°29°31°26°21°16°12°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°7°12°17°21°22°18°12°5°0°
Precipitation (mm)516070841001551501681851256746

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Fujioka

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 101 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Takasaki, 11 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 101 kmsoutheast
  • Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) Matsumoto 104 kmwest
  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 121 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Takasaki Population: 373K 11 kmnorthwest
  • Isesaki Population: 211.8K 14 kmnortheast
  • Maebashi Population: 332.1K 17 kmnorth
  • Fukayachō Population: 141.3K 20 kmeast
  • Ōta Population: 224.4K 27 kmeast

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

Day trips from Fujioka

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 55 natural sites, 25 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Karasu River River 10 kmE

25–60 km20 places

  • Umeda Ko Lake 40 kmNE
  • Mount Bukō Mountain 33 kmS
  • Iruma River River 57 kmSE
  • Watarase River River 57 kmE

60–100 km97 places

  • Saitama Super Arena Landmark 64 kmSE
  • Lake Shoji Lake 94 kmSW
  • Mount Senjō Mountain 99 kmSW
  • Mount Nokogiri Mountain 93 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Fujioka and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Fujioka Yanagawa Tomigusuku Asahi
Population 64.5K 64.5K 64.6K 64.7K
Elevation 94 m 1 m 47 m 5 m
Summer day (hottest month) 31° 32° 31° 29°
Winter night (coldest month) -3° 1° 14° -1°
Annual rainfall 1,261 mm 1,757 mm 2,105 mm 1,455 mm
Best months May, Oct May, Oct Nov–May May–Jul, Sep–Oct
Distance — 864 km 1,554 km 154 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

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