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Mitsuke Jima

Local name: 見附島

Located in Ishikawa, Japan Coordinates: 37°23′47″ N 137°14′50″ E

Mitsuke Jima
Akimoto at Japanese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ushitsu
13 km SW
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
NTQ Noto Satoyama Airport28 km
TOY Toyama Kitokito Airport83 km

About Mitsuke Jima

Mitsuke Jima is an island. Location: Ishikawa, Japan.

From Wikipedia

Mitsukejima (Japanese: 見附島) is an uninhabited island in Takadate-cho, Suzu, Ishikawa, Japan. Due to its shape, it is also known as Gunkanjima (軍艦島; Battleship Island), which is also the common name given to Hashima Island in Nagasaki Prefecture. According to folklore, the island was given the name "Mitsukejima" by the Buddhist monk, scholar, and artist Kūkai, who was the first to discover the island while travelling from Sado Island.

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At a glance

Length
0.2 km
Area
0.1 ha

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Mitsuke Jima

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

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 Mitsuke Jima
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°9°15°20°23°27°29°25°20°14°8°
Average low (°C)0°-1°2°7°11°16°21°22°18°12°6°2°
Precipitation (mm)239162131111119156190163233170231264

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

Airports nearest to Mitsuke Jima

  • Noto Satoyama Airport (NTQ) Wajima 28 km
  • Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) Toyama 83 km
  • Sado Airport (SDS) Sado 127 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

Nearest towns and villages

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources