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Municipality

Higashikawa Chō

Local name: 東川町

Located in Kamikawa-gun (Ishikari), Hokkaido Coordinates: 43°40′22″ N 142°41′06″ E

Higashikawa Chō
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Population
7,948
7.9K
Elevation
887 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
2
listed under Higashikawa Chō
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
AKJ Asahikawa Airport19 km
MBE Monbetsu Airport91 km

About Higashikawa Chō

Higashikawa Chō is a municipality. Location: Kamikawa-gun (Ishikari), Hokkaido. Population: 7,948. Elevation: 887 m.

From Wikipedia

Higashikawa (東川町, Higashikawa-chō) is a town located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 8,092, and a density of 33 persons per km2. The total area is 247.06 km2. Higashikawa declared itself a photo town (写真の町, shashin no machi) in the 1980s and has done much to sponsor photography since, notably the annually awarded Higashikawa Prizes. In recent years, the number of cafes, general stores, wineries, vineyards, sake breweries, etc.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1959
Area
247 km²
Official website
town.higashikawa.hokkaido.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Higashikawa Chō

  • Asahikawa
  • Higashikagura Chō
  • Biei
  • Kamikawa

Population of Higashikawa Chō over time

Population of Higashikawa Chō over time
2010 7,859
2015 8,111
2020 8,438

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Higashikawa Chō

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 1° · Night -6° · Rain 110 mm

Hottest month
August (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night -17°)
Wettest month
August (156 mm)
Driest month
February (51 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 Higashikawa Chō
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-7°-3°4°11°15°19°20°15°9°1°-5°
Average low (°C)-17°-17°-12°-4°1°6°11°12°7°0°-6°-12°
Precipitation (mm)68517073898611415615312611079

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Higashikawa Chō

The nearest airport is Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), 19 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Asahikawa, 28 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) Higashikagura 19 kmwest
  • Monbetsu Airport (MBE) Monbetsu 91 kmnortheast
  • Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) Obihiro 113 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 28 kmnorthwest
  • Obihiro Population: 166.5K 94 kmsoutheast
  • Kitami Population: 119.1K 98 kmeast
  • Ebetsu Population: 134K 111 kmsouthwest
  • Sapporo Population: 2M 127 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Higashikawa Chō

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 43 natural sites, 5 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km9 places

  • Daisetsu-zan Mountain 17 kmE
  • Mount Asahi Mountain 14 kmE
  • Mount Oputateshike Mountain 25 kmS
  • Mount Tomuraushi Mountain 22 kmSE

25–60 km20 places

  • Hokkaido Island 34 kmSE
  • Mount Midori Mountain 38 kmE
  • Mount Sahoro Mountain 57 kmS
  • Mount Rubeshibe Mountain 31 kmSW

60–100 km20 places

  • Mount Tomamu Mountain 66 kmS
  • Kitami Sanchi Mountain 77 kmN
  • Mount Fushimi Mountain 100 kmS
  • Mount Memuro Mountain 90 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Higashikawa Chō

2 places

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources