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Kaminokuni

Located in Kaminokuni Chō, Hiyama-gun Coordinates: 41°48′09″ N 140°06′38″ E

Kaminokuni
Soica2001 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Population
5,161
5.2K
Elevation
5 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
HKD Hakodate Airport59 km
OIR Okushiri Airport64 km

About Kaminokuni

Kaminokuni is a town. Location: Kaminokuni Chō, Hiyama-gun. Population: 5,161. Elevation: 5 m.

From Wikipedia

Kaminokuni (上ノ国町, Kaminokuni-chō) is a town located in Hiyama Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town had an estimated population of 5,161, and a density of 9.4 per km2. The total area is 547.58 km2.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1967
Area
548 km²
Official website
town.kaminokuni.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Kaminokuni

  • Esashi Chō
  • Assabu Chō
  • Kikonai
  • Oshima-shiriuchi
  • Fukushima Chō
  • Matsumae Chō

Twin towns and sister cities of Kaminokuni

  • Goshogawara· Japan

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Kaminokuni over time

Population of Kaminokuni over time
2010 5,428
2015 4,876
2020 4,615

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kaminokuni

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 109 mm

Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
September (163 mm)
Driest month
February (76 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
Climate of Kaminokuni
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°5°11°16°20°23°26°22°17°10°3°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-1°5°9°14°18°20°16°10°3°-2°
Precipitation (mm)97767885909314214716311410999

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Kaminokuni

The nearest airport is Hakodate Airport (HKD), 59 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hakodate, 52 km to the east.

Airports

  • Hakodate Airport (HKD) Hakodate 59 kmeast
  • Okushiri Airport (OIR) Okushiri Island 64 kmnorthwest
  • Aomori Airport (AOJ) Aomori 128 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Hakodate Population: 275.7K 52 kmeast
  • Aomori Population: 298.4K 121 kmsoutheast
  • Hirosaki Population: 168.7K 138 kmsouth
  • Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 154 kmnortheast
  • Otaru Population: 115.3K 171 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Kaminokuni

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 12 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Kamome Island Island 7 kmN
  • Amanogawa River River 1 kmNW

25–60 km10 places

  • Fukuyama Jō Historic site 41 kmS
  • Kojima Island Island 55 kmSW
  • Komaga-dake Mountain 55 kmNE
  • Daisengen-dake Mountain 25 kmS

60–100 km16 places

  • Okushiri Island Island 66 kmNW
  • Tai-jima Island 97 kmSE
  • Usoriyama-ko Lake 99 kmSE
  • Osore-zan Mountain 97 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources