- Population
- 720,780
- 720.8K
- Elevation
- 98 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 3
- listed under Sagamihara-shi
- Airports
- HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport40 km
- OIM Oshima Airport85 km
About Sagamihara-shi
Sagamihara-shi is a district. Location: Kanagawa, Japan. Population: 720,780.
Sagamihara (相模原市, Sagamihara-shi) is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of May 1, 2021, the city has an estimated population of 723,470, with 334,812 households, and a population density of 1,220 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 328.91 square kilometres (126.99 sq mi). Sagamihara is the third-most-populous city in the prefecture, after Yokohama and Kawasaki, and the fifth most populous suburb of the Greater Tokyo Area.
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Places bordering Sagamihara-shi
- Yamato-shi
- Zama
- Atsugi
- Aikawa Machi
- Kiyokawa Mura
- Yamakita
- Machida
- Hachiōji
- Hinohara-mura
- Uenohara-shi
- Dōshi Village
Population of Sagamihara-shi over time
| 1972 | 309,000 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 483,000 | |
| 1998 | 582,000 | |
| 2010 | 717,544 | |
| 2015 | 720,780 | |
| 2017 | 721,477 | |
| 2020 | 722,973 | |
| 2021 | 725,696 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Sagamihara-shi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: April–June, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 16° · Night 7° · Rain 86 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 17 km south18°
- Odawara · 37 km southwest19°
- Mishima · 62 km southwest18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- September (208 mm)
- Driest month
- January (48 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) | 9° | 10° | 13° | 18° | 23° | 25° | 28° | 30° | 26° | 21° | 16° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | 0° | 3° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 22° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 48 | 59 | 102 | 120 | 148 | 202 | 157 | 192 | 208 | 182 | 86 | 49 |
Other places to visit in this season: April May June September October
How to get to Sagamihara-shi
The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 40 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zama, 8 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 40 kmeast
- Oshima Airport (OIM) Izu Oshima 85 kmsouth
- Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 97 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Zama Population: 132.3K 8 kmsoutheast
- Machida Population: 431.1K 9 kmeast
- Minamirinkan Population: 224K 10 kmsoutheast
- Hachiōji Population: 579.4K 12 kmnorth
- Atsugi Population: 224K 12 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Sagamihara-shi
3 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Takao Mountain, Hachiōji12 km NW -
Tanzawa Sanchi Mountain, Kanagawa22 km SW -
Nissan Stadium Landmark, Kōhoku-ku24 km E -
Ō Yama Mountain, Isehara16 km SW -
Ajinomoto Stadium Landmark, Chōfu-shi20 km NE -
Sagami-ko Lake, Kanagawa17 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources