Daisengen-dake
Local name: 大千軒岳
Located in Matsumae Chō, Matsumae-gun Coordinates: 41°34′45″ N 140°09′39″ E
- Elevation
- 1,048 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- HKD Hakodate Airport59 km
- OIR Okushiri Airport82 km
About Daisengen-dake
Daisengen-dake is a mountain. Location: Matsumae Chō, Matsumae-gun. Elevation: 1,048 m.
Mount Daisengen (大千軒岳, Daisengen-dake) is a 1,072-metre (3,517 ft) mountain located on the Oshima Peninsula of Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Daisengen is the tallest mountain in the southern region of the peninsula. A gold mine was established on the mountain during the Edo period, and a group of 106 Japanese Christians were executed on the mountain by the Matsumae clan during the nationwide crackdown on Christianity. Several climbing routes exist.
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Climate of Daisengen-dake
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 3° · Night -3° · Rain 112 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- September (170 mm)
- Driest month
- February (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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -7° | -6° | -2° | 5° | 10° | 13° | 17° | 19° | 16° | 10° | 3° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -11° | -8° | -2° | 3° | 7° | 12° | 14° | 10° | 3° | -3° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 99 | 80 | 84 | 92 | 97 | 100 | 151 | 156 | 170 | 121 | 112 | 102 |
Other places to visit in this season: August
How to get to Daisengen-dake
The nearest airport is Hakodate Airport (HKD), 59 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hakodate, 53 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Hakodate Airport (HKD) Hakodate 59 kmeast
- Okushiri Airport (OIR) Okushiri Island 82 kmnorthwest
- Aomori Airport (AOJ) Aomori 104 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Hakodate Population: 275.7K 53 kmnortheast
- Aomori Population: 298.4K 97 kmsoutheast
- Hirosaki Population: 168.7K 113 kmsouth
- Hachinohe Population: 239K 164 kmsoutheast
- Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 167 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Daisengen-dake
Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 16 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Mount Nagayama Mountain 6 kmE
- Shirakami Misaki Natural site 20 kmS
- Fukuyama Jō Historic site 17 kmS
25–60 km7 places
- Shiryōkaku Historic site 58 kmNE
- Hakodate Arena Landmark 56 kmNE
- Kamome Island Island 32 kmN
- Mount Hakodate Mountain 49 kmNE
60–100 km24 places
- Okushiri Island Island 86 kmNW
- Tai-jima Island 76 kmSE
- Usoriyama-ko Lake 84 kmE
- Osore-zan Mountain 82 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Fukushima Chō Municipality, Matsumae-gun9.5 km SE
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Fukushima Village, Fukushima Chō13 km SE
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Matsumae Town, Matsumae Chō18 km S
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Kaminokuni Chō Municipality, Hiyama-gun15 km N
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Shiriuchi Chō Municipality, Kamiiso-gun15 km E
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Oshima-shiriuchi Neighbourhood, Shiriuchi Chō22 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Nagayama Mountain, Shiriuchi Chō6.1 km E
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Shirakami Misaki Natural site, Matsumae Chō20 km S -
Fukuyama Jō Historic site, Matsumae Chō17 km S
Sources & licences
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