- Population
- 4,797
- 4.8K
- Elevation
- 129 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Fukushima Chō
- Airports
- HKD Hakodate Airport55 km
- OIR Okushiri Airport91 km
About Fukushima Chō
Fukushima Chō is a municipality. Location: Matsumae-gun, Hokkaido. Population: 4,797. Elevation: 129 m.
Fukushima (福島町, Fukushima-chō) is a town located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,390, and a density of 23 persons per km2. The total area is 187.23 km2.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Places bordering Fukushima Chō
- Oshima-shiriuchi
- Matsumae Chō
- Kaminokuni
Twin towns and sister cities of Fukushima Chō
- Kiso Machi· Japan
- Matsuura· Japan
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Fukushima Chō over time
| 2010 | 5,114 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4,422 | |
| 2020 | 3,860 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Fukushima Chō
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 107 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- September (169 mm)
- Driest month
- February (78 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) | -2° | 0° | 4° | 10° | 16° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 22° | 16° | 9° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -6° | -2° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 2° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 95 | 78 | 81 | 87 | 95 | 99 | 148 | 156 | 169 | 114 | 107 | 98 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Fukushima Chō
The nearest airport is Hakodate Airport (HKD), 55 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hakodate, 49 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Hakodate Airport (HKD) Hakodate 55 kmnortheast
- Okushiri Airport (OIR) Okushiri Island 91 kmnorthwest
- Aomori Airport (AOJ) Aomori 95 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Hakodate Population: 275.7K 49 kmnortheast
- Aomori Population: 298.4K 89 kmsoutheast
- Hirosaki Population: 168.7K 105 kmsouth
- Hachinohe Population: 239K 155 kmsoutheast
- Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 167 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Fukushima Chō
Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 18 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Mount Nagayama Mountain 8 kmN
- Daisengen-dake Mountain 10 kmNW
- Shirakami Misaki Natural site 15 kmS
- Fukuyama Jō Historic site 16 kmSW
25–60 km9 places
- Shiryōkaku Historic site 55 kmNE
- Hakodate Arena Landmark 53 kmNE
- Kamome Island Island 40 kmN
- Mount Hakodate Mountain 46 kmNE
60–100 km22 places
- Okushiri Island Island 96 kmNW
- Tai-jima Island 67 kmSE
- Usoriyama-ko Lake 75 kmE
- Osore-zan Mountain 73 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Fukushima Chō
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Daisengen-dake Mountain, Matsumae Chō9.5 km NW -
Mount Nagayama Mountain, Shiriuchi Chō7.6 km N
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Shirakami Misaki Natural site, Matsumae Chō15 km S -
Fukuyama Jō Historic site, Matsumae Chō16 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources