Municipality

Takatsu

Located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Coordinates: 35°35′32″ N 139°36′55″ E

Location in Japan

Population: 234,458; 234.5K
Elevation: 17 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 Airport16 km; NRT Narita International Airport73 km

About Takatsu

Takatsu is a municipality. Location: Kawasaki, Kanagawa. Population: 234,458. Elevation: 17 m.

From Wikipedia

Takatsu-ku (高津区) is one of the 7 wards of the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 215,158 and a density of 13,150 persons per km2. The total area is 16.38 km2.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built: 1972
Area: 16.4 km²
Official website: city.kawasaki.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Takatsu

Miyamae Ku

Population of Takatsu over time

Population of Takatsu over time
2010		217,360
2015		228,141
2020		234,458

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Takatsu

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 8° · Rain 91 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Isehara · 35 km southwest18°
Odawara · 56 km southwest19°
Mishima · 83 km southwest18°

Hottest month: August (day 31°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: September (209 mm)
Driest month: December (45 mm)

10° 0°

10° 1°

13° 4°

19° 10°

23° 14°

25° 18°

29° 22°

31° 23°

27° 20°

22° 14°

17° 8°

12° 3°

Jan

Feb

Mar

108

Apr

126

May

145

Jun

196

Jul

160

Aug

175

Sep

209

Oct

182

Nov

Dec

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 Takatsu
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	10°	10°	13°	19°	23°	25°	29°	31°	27°	22°	17°	12°
Average low (°C)	0°	1°	4°	10°	14°	18°	22°	23°	20°	14°	8°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	47	61	108	126	145	196	160	175	209	182	91	45

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Takatsu

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 16 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chōfu, 10 km to the northwest.

Airports

Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 16 kmeast
Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 73 kmeast
Oshima Airport (OIM) Izu Oshima 93 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Chōfu Population: 242.6K 10 kmnorthwest
Ōta-ku Population: 748.1K 10 kmeast
Kawasaki Population: 1.5M 12 kmsoutheast
Nakano City Population: 344.9K 13 kmnorth
Musashino Population: 150.1K 14 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Takatsu

Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 44 natural sites, 45 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km52 places

Tokyo Bay Natural site 25 kmSE
Ueno Dōbutsuen Attraction 20 kmNE
National Museum of Modern Art Museum 17 kmNE
Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park Natural site 12 kmNE

25–60 km50 places

Jōga Shima Island 51 kmS
Enoshima Island 35 kmS
Saitama Super Arena Landmark 34 kmN
Iruma River River 36 kmN

60–100 km38 places

Ō Shima Island 97 kmS
Hatsu-shima Island 73 kmSW
Mount Bukō Mountain 61 kmNW
Lake Shoji Lake 92 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Takatsu and similar cities

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

Measure	Takatsu	Saga	Neyagawa	Hachinohe
Population	234.5K	233.3K	238.5K	239K
Elevation	17 m	4 m	4 m	20 m
Summer day (hottest month)	31°	32°	33°	26°
Winter night (coldest month)	0°	2°	1°	-5°
Annual rainfall	1,545 mm	1,788 mm	1,381 mm	1,135 mm
Best months	May–Jun, Oct	May, Oct	May, Oct	May–Sep
Distance	—	895 km	375 km	569 km