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Himakajima

Located in Japan Coordinates: 34°42′20″ N 137°00′19″ E

Map showing the location of Himakajima Himakajima
Location in Japan
Elevation
15 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Minamichita
3.2 km S
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Population
607
607
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
NGO Chubu Centrair International Airport25 km
NKM Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base61 km

About Himakajima

Himakajima is an island. Location: Japan. Population: 607.

From Wikipedia

Himakajima (日間賀島) is an inhabited island in Mikawa Bay in Aichi Prefecture, Japan off the coast of the Chita Peninsula, which is administered by the town of Minamichita, Aichi. All of the island is within the borders of the Mikawa-wan Quasi-National Park. It draws many tourists who come to eat the octopus and blowfish caught off the island and prepared there, to enjoy the onsen, to fish, or to spend time on the beach. Per the 2015 Japanese census, the island had a population of 1896 people in 607 households.

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At a glance

Length
1.5 km
Area
77 ha

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Himakajima

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

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 Himakajima
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°12°18°22°25°28°30°26°21°16°11°
Average low (°C)1°1°4°9°14°18°22°23°20°14°8°3°
Precipitation (mm)557712617618524621819723616810152

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

Airports nearest to Himakajima

  • Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO) Tokoname 25 km
  • Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM) Nagoya 61 km
  • Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) Makinohara / Shimada 109 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

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