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Yamada

Local name: 山田町

Located in Yamada Machi, Shimohei-gun Coordinates: 39°28′00″ N 141°57′00″ E

Yamada
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Population
15,195
15.2K
Elevation
4 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
June–JulySeptember
See the climate
Airports
HNA Iwate Hanamaki Airport70 km
MSJ Misawa Airport / Misawa Air Base146 km

About Yamada

Yamada is a town. Location: Yamada Machi, Shimohei-gun. Population: 15,195. Elevation: 4 m.

From Wikipedia

Yamada (山田町, Yamada-machi) is a town in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2020, the town had an estimated population of 15,195 and a population density of 58 persons per km2, in 6,554 households. The total area of the town is 262.81 square kilometres (101.47 sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1889
Area
263 km²
Official website
town.yamada.iwate.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Yamada

  • Miyako
  • Ōtsuchi

Population of Yamada over time

Population of Yamada over time
2010 18,617
2015 15,826
2021 14,388

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Yamada

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–July, September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 3° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
September (209 mm)
Driest month
January (47 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
Climate of Yamada
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°8°14°19°21°25°27°23°18°13°8°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°4°9°13°18°20°15°9°3°-1°
Precipitation (mm)4758811141241431621642091518057

Other places to visit in this season: June July September

How to get to Yamada

The nearest airport is Iwate Hanamaki Airport (HNA), 70 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Morioka, 73 km to the west.

Airports

  • Iwate Hanamaki Airport (HNA) Hanamaki 70 kmwest
  • Misawa Airport / Misawa Air Base (MSJ) Misawa 146 kmnorth
  • Akita Airport (AXT) Akita 150 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Morioka Population: 290.7K 73 kmwest
  • Ōshū Population: 112.9K 77 kmsouthwest
  • Ichinoseki Population: 114.5K 93 kmsouthwest
  • Hachinohe Population: 239K 121 kmnorth
  • Ōsaki Population: 128.8K 129 kmsouthwest

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

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources