- Elevation
- 86 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- HNA Iwate Hanamaki Airport42 km
- GAJ Yamagata Airport96 km
About Maesawa
Maesawa is a village. Location: Ōshū Shi, Iwate. Elevation: 86 m.
Maesawa (前沢町, Maesawa-chō) was a town located in Isawa District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is currently part of the city of Ōshū. Maesawa is well known for its “Maesawa beef”. Maesawa town was created on April 1, 1889, with the establishment of the municipalities system. On April 1, 1955, Maesawa annexed the neighboring villages of Kojo, Shirayama, and a portion of the village of Seibo.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1889
- Area
- 72.3 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Maesawa
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–July, September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 2° · Rain 81 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- July (172 mm)
- Driest month
- February (63 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) | 1° | 2° | 6° | 13° | 19° | 22° | 26° | 28° | 23° | 18° | 11° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -5° | -2° | 3° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 20° | 15° | 8° | 2° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 72 | 63 | 75 | 96 | 97 | 125 | 172 | 137 | 167 | 117 | 81 | 84 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July September
How to get to Maesawa
The nearest airport is Iwate Hanamaki Airport (HNA), 42 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ōshū, 11 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Iwate Hanamaki Airport (HNA) Hanamaki 42 kmnorth
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 96 kmsouthwest
- Akita Airport (AXT) Akita 100 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Ōshū Population: 112.9K 11 kmnortheast
- Ichinoseki Population: 114.5K 15 kmsouth
- Ōsaki Population: 128.8K 53 kmsouth
- Ishinomaki Population: 140.2K 72 kmsouth
- Morioka Population: 290.7K 72 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Chūson-ji Attraction, Hiraizumi-cho5.5 km S -
Isawa-gawa River, Iwate15 km N
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Waga River River, Iwate25 km N
Sources & licences
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