- Elevation
- 13 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Sashima-gun
- Airports
- IBR Ibaraki Airport57 km
- HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport62 km
About Sashima-gun
Sashima-gun is a district. Location: Ibaraki, Japan.
Sashima (猿島郡, Sashima-gun) is a district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 2020, the district had an estimated population of 32,294, with a population density of 463,3 persons per km². The total area is 69.70 km². Annual population change between 2015 and 2020 was -0.61%. Within the district, the Edo river flows into the Tone river.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1878
- Area
- 69.7 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Sashima-gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 16° · Night 6° · Rain 71 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 90 km southwest18°
- Odawara · 111 km southwest19°
- Kofu · 121 km southwest17°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- September (191 mm)
- Driest month
- January (33 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) | 9° | 10° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 28° | 30° | 26° | 21° | 16° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -1° | 2° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 22° | 19° | 12° | 6° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 33 | 50 | 80 | 105 | 119 | 162 | 149 | 152 | 191 | 155 | 71 | 36 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Sashima-gun
The nearest airport is Ibaraki Airport (IBR), 57 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Koga, 10 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 57 kmeast
- Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 62 kmsouth
- Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 66 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Koga Population: 139.3K 10 kmnorthwest
- Kukichūō Population: 150.6K 11 kmsouthwest
- Kasukabe Population: 229.8K 15 kmsouth
- Kazo Population: 112.8K 17 kmwest
- Noda Population: 154.1K 19 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sashima-gun
Within 100 km: 49 historic and cultural sites, 35 natural sites, 38 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Kinu Gawa River 24 kmSE
- Saitama Stadium 2002 Landmark 24 kmS
- Watarase River River 10 kmNW
25–60 km56 places
- Saitama Super Arena Landmark 28 kmSW
- Umeda Ko Lake 53 kmNW
- Iruma River River 31 kmSW
- Shingashi River River 37 kmSW
60–100 km63 places
- Enoshima Island 94 kmS
- Mount Bukō Mountain 65 kmW
- Mount Kōbō Mountain 95 kmSW
- Mount Ōyama Natural site 90 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Sashima-gun
2 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Watarase River River, Ibaraki9.6 km NW
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Saitama Stadium 2002 Landmark, Midori-ku24 km S -
Kinu Gawa River, Japan24 km SE
Sources & licences
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