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Island

Kurahashi Jima

Located in Hiroshima, Japan Coordinates: 34°08′00″ N 132°31′00″ E

Kurahashi Jima
Hiroshi Nakai · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
291 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kure
12 km NE
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
IWK Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport25 km
MYJ Matsuyama Airport38 km

About Kurahashi Jima

Kurahashi Jima is an island. Location: Hiroshima, Japan.

From Wikipedia

Kurahashi-jima (倉橋島), also called Nagato-jima (長門島) in ancient texts, is an island in Hiroshima Bay located in southwestern Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

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At a glance

Area
69.5 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Kurahashi Jima

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 Kurahashi Jima
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°11°16°20°23°28°29°25°20°15°10°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°8°13°17°21°22°19°13°8°3°
Precipitation (mm)50731171661722782131592051218142

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

Airports nearest to Kurahashi Jima

  • Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport (IWK) Iwakuni 25 km
  • Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) Matsuyama 38 km
  • Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) Hiroshima 50 km

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kure City, Kure
    12 km NE
  • Etajima City, Etajima-shi
    12 km N
  • Saka-cho Municipality, Aki-gun
    20 km N
  • Minami-ku Municipality, Hiroshima City
    25 km N
  • Hiroshima City, Hiroshima City
    30 km N
  • Naka-ku Municipality, Hiroshima City
    28 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources