- Elevation
- 15 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Population
- 607
- 607
- 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.
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 sightseeingBest 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 55 | 77 | 126 | 176 | 185 | 246 | 218 | 197 | 236 | 168 | 101 | 52 |
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).
Nearest towns and villages
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Minamichita Town, Minamichita Chō3.2 km S
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Toyohama Town, Minamichita Chō6.5 km W
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Minamichita Chō Municipality, Chita-gun8.1 km W
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Ishiki Town, Nishio Shi11 km N -
Mihama Chō Municipality, Chita-gun13 km NW
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Nishio City, Nishio Shi18 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Shino-jima Island, Japan3.3 km S
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Mikawa-wan Natural site, Japan8.7 km NE -
Ō-tsukumi-jima Island, Mie20 km SW -
Tōshi-jima Island, Japan23 km SW -
Kami-jima Island, Mie18 km S
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Chita-hantō Natural site, Japan18 km NW -
Mikawa-wan Natural site, Japan12 km E
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Yahagi River River, Japan14 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources

