Kyōgoku
Local name: 京極町
Located in Kyōgoku Chō, Abuta-gun Coordinates: 42°51′48″ N 140°54′21″ E
- Population
- 2,941
- 2.9K
- Elevation
- 245 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- OKD Sapporo Okadama Airport48 km
- CTS New Chitose Airport65 km
About Kyōgoku
Kyōgoku is a village. Location: Kyōgoku Chō, Abuta-gun. Population: 2,941. Elevation: 245 m.
Kyōgoku (京極町, Kyōgoku-chō) is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Kyōgoku sits at the eastern foot of Mount Yōtei, an active stratovolcano volcano which dominates the skyline of the town. The town borders the south ward (Minami-ku) of Sapporo, but car traffic from Kyōgoku must drive over an hour through the Nakayama Toge mountain pass to enter Sapporo. Tourists visit the town to drink the spring water in Fukidashi Park, where the water from Mount Yōtei bubbles out of the ground.
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Places bordering Kyōgoku
- Sapporo
- Akaigawa
- Kutchan Chō
Twin towns and sister cities of Kyōgoku
- Marugame· Japan
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Kyōgoku over time
| 2010 | 3,811 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3,187 | |
| 2020 | 2,927 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Kyōgoku
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night -1° · Rain 150 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -10°)
- Wettest month
- August (164 mm)
- Driest month
- April (80 mm)
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) | -3° | -2° | 2° | 8° | 14° | 20° | 23° | 25° | 21° | 14° | 7° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -10° | -10° | -7° | 1° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 17° | 12° | 5° | -1° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 136 | 104 | 86 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 116 | 164 | 155 | 135 | 150 | 145 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Kyōgoku
The nearest airport is Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD), 48 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: New Chitose Airport (CTS) (65 km). The nearest large city is Otaru, 37 km to the north.
Airports
- Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD) Sapporo 48 kmnortheast
- New Chitose Airport (CTS) Sapporo 65 kmeast
- Hakodate Airport (HKD) Hakodate 122 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Otaru Population: 115.3K 37 kmnorth
- Sapporo Population: 2M 43 kmnortheast
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 59 kmnortheast
- Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 62 kmsoutheast
- Hakodate Population: 275.7K 122 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kyōgoku
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 13 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Mount Shiribetsu Mountain 10 kmS
- Mount Usu Mountain 8 kmSW
- Yōtei-zan Mountain 9 kmSW
25–60 km16 places
- Zenibako River River 37 kmNE
- Raiden-yama Mountain 36 kmW
- Mount Monbetsu Mountain 41 kmE
- Mount Eniwa Mountain 32 kmE
60–100 km9 places
- Kamui Misaki Natural site 69 kmNW
- Makomanai-gawa River 100 kmSW
- Tokoro River River 94 kmS
- Saru River River 99 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Yōtei-zan Mountain, Kutchan Chō8.7 km SW -
Mount Shiribetsu Mountain, Rusutsu Mura10 km S -
Mount Usu Mountain, Japan8.4 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources