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Island

Ōkuno Shima

Local name: 大久野島

Located in Hiroshima, Japan Coordinates: 34°18′31″ N 132°59′36″ E

Ōkuno Shima
Vickerman625 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
57 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Takehara
7.8 km NW
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
HIJ Hiroshima Airport16 km
MYJ Matsuyama Airport60 km

About Ōkuno Shima

Ōkuno Shima is an island. Location: Hiroshima, Japan.

From Wikipedia

Ōkunoshima (Japanese: 大久野島) is a small island in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan. It is considered to be part of the city of Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture. In 1925, the Imperial Japanese Army built a poison gas factory on the island to contribute to Japan's chemical warfare program during the Second Sino-Japanese War. After World War II, Ōkunoshima was redeveloped as a park, and domestic rabbits were released on the island.

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At a glance

Length
1.5 km
Area
70 ha
Official website
rabbit-island.info

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Ōkuno Shima

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, 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 Ōkuno Shima
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°10°13°18°22°25°29°31°27°22°17°12°
Average low (°C)2°2°5°10°14°19°23°24°20°15°9°5°
Precipitation (mm)4865991461502491941281971177440

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

Airports nearest to Ōkuno Shima

  • Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) Hiroshima 16 km
  • Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) Matsuyama 60 km
  • Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport (IWK) Iwakuni 71 km

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

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