City

Hatsukaichi

Located in Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima Coordinates: 34°21′00″ N 132°20′00″ E

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Population: 114,173; 114.2K
Elevation: 4 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go: May–JuneOctober; See the climate
Airports: IWK Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport24 km; HIJ Hiroshima Airport55 km

About Hatsukaichi

Hatsukaichi is a city. Location: Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima. Population: 114,173. Elevation: 4 m. The best months to visit are May–June, October. The nearest airport is Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Mont Misen and Ota River.

Photos of Hatsukaichi

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Travel notes for Hatsukaichi

From Wikivoyage

Hatsukaichi (廿日市) is a city of 116,000 (2023) in Hiroshima prefecture. Hatsukaichi City is considered to be the birthplace of kendama, a traditional Japanese toy.

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Tourist information sites:

The local tourist association has a multilingual guide site.

The city government has a Japanese-only guide site with integrated machine translation.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Hatsukaichi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 89 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Ōita · 141 km southwest18°
Beppu · 142 km southwest17°
Kochi · 142 km southeast18°

Hottest month: August (day 31°)
Coldest month: January (night 2°)
Wettest month: June (309 mm)
Driest month: December (62 mm)

9° 2°

13° 5°

19° 10°

23° 15°

26° 19°

30° 24°

31° 25°

27° 20°

22° 14°

17° 9°

12° 4°

Jan

Feb

Mar

134

Apr

180

May

188

Jun

309

Jul

307

Aug

191

Sep

224

Oct

124

Nov

Dec

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 Hatsukaichi
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	9°	9°	13°	19°	23°	26°	30°	31°	27°	22°	17°	12°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	5°	10°	15°	19°	24°	25°	20°	14°	9°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	75	89	134	180	188	309	307	191	224	124	89	62

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Hatsukaichi

The nearest airport is Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport (IWK), 24 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) (55 km). The nearest large city is Hiroshima, 12 km to the northeast.

Airports

Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport (IWK) Iwakuni 24 kmsouth
Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) Hiroshima 55 kmeast
Iwami Airport (IWJ) Masuda 62 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Hiroshima Population: 1.2M 12 kmnortheast
Iwakuni Population: 129.1K 23 kmsouthwest
Kure Population: 214.6K 25 kmsoutheast
Higashihiroshima Population: 196.6K 38 kmeast
Shūnan Population: 149.6K 56 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Hatsukaichi

Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 7 natural sites, 24 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km7 places

Itsuku Shima Island 9 kmS
Oze Gawa River 17 kmSW
Nishiki River River 24 kmSW
Nino Shima Island 10 kmSE

25–60 km9 places

Hashira Island Island 37 kmS
Osorakan Zan Mountain 33 kmNW
Mount Kanmuri Mountain 47 kmN
Sandankyo Gorge Natural site 33 kmNW

60–100 km20 places

Ikuchi Jima Island 71 kmE
Ōmi Shima Island 64 kmE
Ao Island Island 69 kmS
Ise Jima Island 63 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Hatsukaichi and similar cities

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

Measure	Hatsukaichi	Akishima	Ichinoseki	Tōkai
Population	114.2K	113.9K	114.5K	113.8K
Elevation	4 m	110 m	30 m	7 m
Summer day (hottest month)	31°	30°	28°	32°
Winter night (coldest month)	2°	-2°	-5°	1°
Annual rainfall	1,972 mm	1,484 mm	1,259 mm	1,934 mm
Best months	May–Jun, Oct	Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct	May–Jul, Sep	Apr–Jun, Oct
Distance	—	661 km	935 km	426 km