Municipality

Asahi Ku

Located in Yokohama, Kanagawa Coordinates: 35°28′36″ N 139°31′39″ E

Location in Japan

Population: 251,086; 251.1K
Elevation: 61 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go: May–JuneSeptember–October; See the climate
Airports: HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport25 km; OIM Oshima Airport79 km

About Asahi Ku

Asahi Ku is a municipality. Location: Yokohama, Kanagawa. Population: 251,086. Elevation: 61 m.

From Wikipedia

Asahi-ku (旭) is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward has an estimated population of 249,045 and a population density of 7,600 persons per km2. The total area is 32.77 km2.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area: 32.7 km²
Official website: city.yokohama.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Population of Asahi Ku over time

Population of Asahi Ku over time
2010		251,086
2015		247,144
2020		244,701

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Asahi Ku

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 17° · Night 8° · Rain 106 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Isehara · 21 km southwest18°
Odawara · 41 km southwest19°
Mishima · 68 km southwest18°

Hottest month: August (day 30°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: September (216 mm)
Driest month: December (52 mm)

10° 1°

13° 4°

19° 10°

23° 14°

25° 18°

28° 22°

30° 23°

27° 20°

21° 14°

17° 8°

12° 3°

Jan

Feb

Mar

126

Apr

141

May

157

Jun

213

Jul

162

Aug

175

Sep

216

Oct

195

Nov

106

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 Asahi Ku
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	10°	10°	13°	19°	23°	25°	28°	30°	27°	21°	17°	12°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	4°	10°	14°	18°	22°	23°	20°	14°	8°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	56	72	126	141	157	213	162	175	216	195	106	52

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

How to get to Asahi Ku

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 25 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Yamato, 7 km to the west.

Airports

Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 25 kmeast
Oshima Airport (OIM) Izu Oshima 79 kmsouth
Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 84 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Yamato Population: 242.1K 7 kmwest
Minamirinkan Population: 224K 8 kmwest
Machida Population: 431.1K 10 kmnorthwest
Yokohama Population: 3.8M 12 kmsoutheast
Zama Population: 132.3K 12 kmwest

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

Day trips from Asahi Ku

Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 44 natural sites, 47 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km30 places

Enoshima Island 20 kmS
Mount Ōyama Natural site 22 kmSE
Tokyo Bay Natural site 24 kmE
Hikiji River River 19 kmS

25–60 km77 places

Jōga Shima Island 39 kmS
Hatsu-shima Island 58 kmSW
Saitama Super Arena Landmark 47 kmN
Iruma River River 48 kmN

60–100 km35 places

Ō Shima Island 83 kmS
Mount Bukō Mountain 65 kmNW
Lake Shoji Lake 84 kmW
Mount Echizen-dake Mountain 72 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Asahi Ku and similar cities

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

Measure	Asahi Ku	Sōka	Yamagata	Fuji
Population	251.1K	249.6K	248.8K	245.4K
Elevation	61 m	6 m	321 m	9 m
Summer day (hottest month)	30°	30°	28°	32°
Winter night (coldest month)	1°	-1°	-4°	1°
Annual rainfall	1,671 mm	1,348 mm	1,364 mm	1,807 mm
Best months	May–Jun, Sep–Oct	May–Jun, Oct	May–Jun, Sep	Apr–May, Oct–Nov
Distance	—	47 km	315 km	84 km