- Population
- 176,192
- 176.2K
- Elevation
- 375 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 3
- listed under Midori-ku
- Airports
- HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport54 km
- OIM Oshima Airport89 km
About Midori-ku
Midori-ku is a municipality. Location: Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa. Population: 176,192. Elevation: 375 m.
Midori-ku (Japanese: 緑区, Hepburn: Midori-ku) is one of three wards of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan. It's located in the western part of the city and covers about 77% of city's area. To the east Midori-ku faces Chūō-ku and to the north faces Machida and Hachiōji. Midori-ku was created on April 1, 2010, when Sagamihara became a city designated by government ordinance (a "designated city"). As of March 2010, Midori-ku had a population of 174,784, with a land area of 253.8 square kilometers.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photos of Midori-ku
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Mount Takao Syced · CC0 -
Mount Hiru Σ64 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population of Midori-ku over time
| 2010 | 176,192 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 173,612 | |
| 2020 | 169,817 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Midori-ku
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 15° · Night 5° · Rain 79 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 22 km southeast18°
- Odawara · 35 km south19°
- Mishima · 56 km southwest18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- September (212 mm)
- Driest month
- December (42 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) | 8° | 8° | 11° | 17° | 21° | 23° | 27° | 28° | 24° | 19° | 15° | 10° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 7° | 11° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 17° | 11° | 5° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 43 | 55 | 95 | 114 | 139 | 197 | 155 | 204 | 212 | 170 | 79 | 42 |
How to get to Midori-ku
The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 54 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hachiōji, 15 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 54 kmeast
- Oshima Airport (OIM) Izu Oshima 89 kmsouth
- Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 111 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Hachiōji Population: 579.4K 15 kmnortheast
- Zama Population: 132.3K 20 kmsoutheast
- Atsugi Population: 224K 21 kmsoutheast
- Isehara Population: 103.4K 22 kmsoutheast
- Hadano Population: 163.8K 22 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Midori-ku
Within 100 km: 52 historic and cultural sites, 58 natural sites, 44 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km11 places
- Mount Kōbō Mountain 22 kmS
- Mitake-san Mountain 24 kmN
- Mount Shindainichi Mountain 13 kmS
- Ō Yama Mountain 15 kmS
25–60 km92 places
- Enoshima Island 40 kmSE
- Hatsu-shima Island 59 kmS
- Saitama Super Arena Landmark 54 kmNE
- Mount Bukō Mountain 43 kmN
60–100 km51 places
- Ō Shima Island 94 kmS
- Jōga Shima Island 62 kmSE
- Mount Senjō Mountain 93 kmW
- Mount Nokogiri Mountain 92 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Midori-ku and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Midori-ku | Narashino | Tomakomai | Hitachi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 176.2K | 176.2K | 174.8K | 174.5K |
| Elevation | 375 m | 16 m | 7 m | 51 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 28° | 30° | 24° | 28° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | -3° | 0° | -10° | -2° |
| Annual rainfall | 1,505 mm | 1,333 mm | 1,177 mm | 1,428 mm |
| Best months | May–Jun, Sep | May–Jun, Oct | Jun–Sep | May–Jul, Sep–Oct |
| Distance | — | 78 km | 812 km | 174 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Places in Midori-ku
3 placesCities & villages2
Mountains & nature1
- Mount Hiru · Mountain
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sagami-ko Lake, Kanagawa5.3 km N
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Mount Takao Mountain, Hachiōji7.5 km NE
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Mount Tanzawa Mountain, Ashigarakami-gun11 km S -
Tanzawa Sanchi Mountain, Kanagawa12 km SW -
Ō Yama Mountain, Isehara15 km S -
Mount Tō Mountain, Ashigarakami-gun13 km S
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Mount Shindainichi Mountain, Kiyokawa Mura13 km S
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Tanzawa Ōyama Kokutei Kōen Natural site, Ashigarakami-gun12 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources