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Municipality

Kawasaki Ku

Local name: 川崎区

Located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Coordinates: 35°31′10″ N 139°43′55″ E

Map showing the location of Kawasaki Ku Kawasaki Ku
Location in Japan
Population
233,446
233.4K
Elevation
5 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport6 km
NRT Narita International Airport66 km

About Kawasaki Ku

Kawasaki Ku is a municipality. Location: Kawasaki, Kanagawa. Population: 233,446. Elevation: 5 m.

From Wikipedia

Kawasaki-ku (川崎区) is one of the seven wards of the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 216,826 and a density of 5,530 persons per km2. The total area was 39.21 square kilometres (15.14 sq mi). Kawasaki-ku has the home to the second largest Koreatown in Japan.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1972
Area
39.5 km²
Official website
city.kawasaki.jp

Source: Wikidata

Population of Kawasaki Ku over time

Population of Kawasaki Ku over time
2010 217,328
2015 223,378
2020 233,446

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kawasaki Ku

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 95 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 40 km west18°
  • Odawara · 60 km southwest19°
  • Mishima · 86 km southwest18°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
September (206 mm)
Driest month
December (44 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 Kawasaki Ku
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°10°13°19°23°25°29°30°27°22°17°12°
Average low (°C)2°2°5°10°15°18°22°24°20°15°9°4°
Precipitation (mm)49631131291371841561572061799544

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Kawasaki Ku

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 6 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kawasaki, 1 km to the west.

Airports

  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 6 kmnortheast
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 66 kmnortheast
  • Oshima Airport (OIM) Izu Oshima 89 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kawasaki Population: 1.5M 1 kmwest
  • Ōta-ku Population: 748.1K 5 kmnorth
  • Yokohama Population: 3.8M 12 kmsouthwest
  • Minato Population: 260.5K 15 kmnorth
  • Chuo Population: 169.2K 17 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Kawasaki Ku

Within 100 km: 50 historic and cultural sites, 42 natural sites, 43 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km53 places

  • Rokugi En Attraction 24 kmN
  • Shinjuku Gyōen Attraction 18 kmN
  • Gokoku Ji Attraction 22 kmN
  • Setagaya Art Museum Museum 16 kmNW

25–60 km50 places

  • Jōga Shima Island 44 kmS
  • Enoshima Island 33 kmSW
  • Sagami River River 40 kmSW
  • Mount Ōyama Natural site 25 kmS

60–100 km32 places

  • Ō Shima Island 92 kmS
  • Hatsu-shima Island 74 kmSW
  • Mount Echizen-dake Mountain 91 kmW
  • Mount_Tsukuba Mountain 85 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Kawasaki Ku and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Kawasaki Ku Saga Kasukabe Neyagawa
Population 233.4K 233.3K 229.8K 238.5K
Elevation 5 m 4 m 8 m 4 m
Summer day (hottest month) 30° 32° 30° 33°
Winter night (coldest month) 2° 2° -1° 1°
Annual rainfall 1,512 mm 1,788 mm 1,348 mm 1,381 mm
Best months May–Jun, Oct May, Oct May–Jun, Oct May, Oct
Distance — 903 km 51 km 383 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

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