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Municipality

Itakura-machi

Located in Ōra-gun, Gunma Coordinates: 36°13′44″ N 139°37′13″ E

Map showing the location of Itakura-machi Itakura-machi
Location in Japan
Population
15,580
15.6K
Elevation
16 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
IBR Ibaraki Airport72 km
HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport77 km

About Itakura-machi

Itakura-machi is a municipality. Location: Ōra-gun, Gunma. Population: 15,580. Elevation: 16 m.

From Wikipedia

Itakura (板倉町, Itakura-machi) is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2020, the town had an estimated population of 14,323 in 5717 households and a population density of 340 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 41.86 square kilometres (16.16 sq mi). Itakura's animal mascot is the catfish. It is represented in a bronze statue at Raiden Shrine, as a mikoshi in Itakura's summer festival, and also is emblazoned on the town's manhole covers.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1955
Area
41.9 km²
Official website
town.itakura.gunma.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Itakura-machi

  • Tatebayashi
  • Meiwa Machi
  • Kazo
  • Hanyū
  • Sano
  • Tochigi

Population of Itakura-machi over time

Population of Itakura-machi over time
2010 15,706
2015 15,015
2021 14,039

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Itakura-machi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 6° · Rain 68 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 96 km south18°
  • Kofu · 114 km southwest17°
  • Odawara · 116 km south19°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
September (185 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 Itakura-machi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°13°18°23°25°28°30°26°21°16°11°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°2°8°13°17°21°22°19°12°6°0°
Precipitation (mm)365172971161621451541851416838

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Itakura-machi

The nearest airport is Ibaraki Airport (IBR), 72 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Koga, 10 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 72 kmeast
  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 77 kmsouth
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 86 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Koga Population: 139.3K 10 kmsoutheast
  • Sano Population: 117.7K 10 kmnorth
  • Kazo Population: 112.8K 13 kmsouth
  • Oyama Population: 167.6K 18 kmnortheast
  • Kukichūō Population: 150.6K 19 kmsouth

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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