Mountain

Tanigawa Dake

Located in Minakami Machi, Tone-gun Coordinates: 36°50′12″ N 138°55′50″ E

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Elevation: 1,977 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Minakami; 17 km S
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go: August; See the climate
Airports: MMJ Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport117 km; KIJ Niigata Airport125 km

About Tanigawa Dake

Tanigawa Dake is a mountain. Location: Minakami Machi, Tone-gun. Elevation: 1,977 m.

From Wikipedia

Mount Tanigawa (谷川岳, Tanigawa-dake) is a 1,977 m (6,486 ft) mountain on the border of Gunma Prefecture and Niigata Prefecture in Japan. It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos of Tanigawa Dake

Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0
Raita Futo · CC BY 2.0
Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0

Climate of Tanigawa Dake

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -6° · Rain 106 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Kofu · 134 km south17°
Isehara · 163 km south18°
Odawara · 177 km south19°

Hottest month: August (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night -16°)
Wettest month: August (235 mm)
Driest month: March (99 mm)

-7° -16°

-7° -15°

-3° -12°

4° -6°

10° 0°

14° 5°

18° 10°

19° 11°

14° 7°

9° 0°

3° -6°

-3° -12°

Jan

115

Feb

102

Mar

Apr

118

May

129

Jun

189

Jul

221

Aug

235

Sep

233

Oct

151

Nov

106

Dec

100

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).

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Climate of Tanigawa Dake
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-7°	-7°	-3°	4°	10°	14°	18°	19°	14°	9°	3°	-3°
Average low (°C)	-16°	-15°	-12°	-6°	0°	5°	10°	11°	7°	0°	-6°	-12°
Precipitation (mm)	115	102	99	118	129	189	221	235	233	151	106	100

Other places to visit in this season: August

How to get to Tanigawa Dake

The nearest airport is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), 117 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Niigata Airport (KIJ) (125 km). The nearest large city is Maebashi, 50 km to the south.