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Municipality

Nakahara Ku

Located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Coordinates: 35°34′29″ N 139°39′11″ E

Map showing the location of Nakahara Ku Nakahara Ku
Location in Japan
Population
263,760
263.8K
Elevation
12 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
April–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport12 km
NRT Narita International Airport70 km

About Nakahara Ku

Nakahara Ku is a municipality. Location: Kawasaki, Kanagawa. Population: 263,760. Elevation: 12 m.

From Wikipedia

Nakahara-ku (中原区) is one of the 7 wards of the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The name as "Nakahara-ku" is derived from being a palace and a camp shop in Kosugi as a relay place by the Nakahara highway where Edo is formed with Nakahara palace (Hiratsuka-city) in the Edo Period.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
14.7 km²
Official website
city.kawasaki.jp

Source: Wikidata

Population of Nakahara Ku over time

Population of Nakahara Ku over time
2010 233,925
2015 247,529
2020 263,760

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Nakahara Ku

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 8° · Rain 91 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 37 km southwest18°
  • Odawara · 57 km southwest19°
  • Mishima · 84 km southwest18°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
September (209 mm)
Driest month
December (45 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 Nakahara Ku
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°10°13°19°23°25°29°31°27°22°17°12°
Average low (°C)1°1°4°10°14°18°22°23°20°14°8°3°
Precipitation (mm)47611081261451961601752091829145

Other places to visit in this season: April May June October

How to get to Nakahara Ku

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 12 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ōta-ku, 6 km to the east.

Airports

  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 12 kmeast
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 70 kmeast
  • Oshima Airport (OIM) Izu Oshima 92 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Ōta-ku Population: 748.1K 6 kmeast
  • Kawasaki Population: 1.5M 8 kmsoutheast
  • Minato Population: 260.5K 13 kmnortheast
  • Chōfu Population: 242.6K 13 kmnorthwest
  • Nakano City Population: 344.9K 14 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Nakahara Ku

Within 100 km: 50 historic and cultural sites, 43 natural sites, 45 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km52 places

  • Tokyo Bay Natural site 21 kmSE
  • Ueno Dōbutsuen Attraction 19 kmNE
  • National Museum of Modern Art Museum 16 kmNE
  • Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park Natural site 11 kmNE

25–60 km51 places

  • Jōga Shima Island 49 kmS
  • Enoshima Island 34 kmSW
  • Saitama Super Arena Landmark 36 kmN
  • Iruma River River 38 kmN

60–100 km35 places

  • Ō Shima Island 96 kmS
  • Hatsu-shima Island 74 kmSW
  • Mount Bukō Mountain 65 kmNW
  • Lake Shoji Lake 95 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nakahara Ku and similar cities

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

Measure Nakahara Ku Fuchū Fukui-shi Shimonoseki
Population 263.8K 262.8K 262.3K 265.7K
Elevation 12 m 59 m 15 m 10 m
Summer day (hottest month) 31° 30° 31° 30°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° -1° 0° 3°
Annual rainfall 1,545 mm 1,484 mm 2,291 mm 1,721 mm
Best months Apr–Jun, Oct Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct May–Jun, Sep–Oct May–Jun, Oct
Distance — 19 km 315 km 818 km

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

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