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Mount_Tsukuba

Located in Tsukuba Shi, Ibaraki Coordinates: 36°13′37″ N 140°06′09″ E

Mount_Tsukuba
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Elevation
877 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sakuragawa
2.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
IBR Ibaraki Airport29 km
NRT Narita International Airport57 km

About Mount_Tsukuba

Mount_Tsukuba is a mountain. Location: Tsukuba Shi, Ibaraki. Elevation: 877 m.

From Wikipedia

Mount Tsukuba (筑波山, Tsukuba-san) is an 877 m (2,877 ft) mountain located at the northern-end of Tsukuba, Japan. It is one of the most famous mountains in Japan, particularly well known for its double peaks, Nyotai-san (女体山; lit. "female body") 877 m (2,877 ft) and Nantai-san (男体山; lit. "male body") 871 m (2,858 ft). Many people climb the so-called "purple mountain" every year for the panoramic view of the Kantō plain from the summit.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Mount_Tsukuba

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 0° · Rain 75 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 117 km southwest18°
  • Odawara · 138 km southwest19°
  • Kofu · 152 km southwest17°
Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
Wettest month
September (189 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).

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Climate of Mount_Tsukuba
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°6°12°16°18°22°24°20°15°10°6°
Average low (°C)-8°-7°-4°2°7°11°15°16°13°7°0°-6°
Precipitation (mm)3352851131261651491501891677539

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Mount_Tsukuba

The nearest airport is Ibaraki Airport (IBR), 29 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chikusei, 15 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 29 kmeast
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 57 kmsoutheast
  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 80 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Chikusei Population: 100.8K 15 kmnorthwest
  • Tsukuba Population: 241.7K 16 kmsouth
  • Tsuchiura Population: 144.4K 18 kmsoutheast
  • Oyama Population: 167.6K 28 kmwest
  • Mito Population: 270.7K 34 kmnortheast

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sakuragawa City, Sakuragawa Shi
    2.9 km NE
  • Makabe Town, Sakuragawa Shi
    4.4 km N
  • Shimodate Town, Chikusei Shi
    13 km NW
  • Iwase Town, Sakuragawa Shi
    14 km N
  • Tsukuba City, Tsukuba Shi
    16 km S
  • Ishioka City, Ishioka Shi
    16 km E

Sources & licences

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