Landmark

Kanmon Kyō

Located in Japan Coordinates: 33°57′43″ N 130°57′30″ E

Location in Japan

Nearest town: Shimonoseki; 2.1 km W
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Elevation: 1 m; above sea level
When to go: May–JuneOctober; See the climate
Airports: KKJ Kitakyushu Airport15 km; UBJ Yamaguchi Ube Airport30 km

About Kanmon Kyō

Kanmon Kyō is a landmark. Location: Japan. The best months to visit are May–June, October. The nearest airport is Kitakyushu Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Kōzan Ji and Ganryū-jima.

Climate of Kanmon Kyō

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

9° 3°

10° 3°

13° 6°

18° 10°

22° 15°

26° 19°

29° 24°

31° 24°

27° 20°

22° 15°

17° 10°

12° 5°

Jan

76

Feb

84

Mar

110

Apr

158

May

158

Jun

274

Jul

284

Aug

139

Sep

199

Oct

98

Nov

78

Dec

63

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 Kanmon Kyō
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	9°	10°	13°	18°	22°	26°	29°	31°	27°	22°	17°	12°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	6°	10°	15°	19°	24°	24°	20°	15°	10°	5°
Precipitation (mm)	76	84	110	158	158	274	284	139	199	98	78	63

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

Airports nearest to Kanmon Kyō

Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) Kitakyushu 15 km
Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) Ube 30 km
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) Fukuoka 63 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Kōzan Ji Attraction, Shimonoseki Shi
4.3 km NE
Ganryū-jima Island, Yamaguchi
4.1 km SW
Hiko Shima Island, Shimonoseki Shi
5.6 km SW
Wakato Ōhashi Landmark, Fukuoka
15 km SW
Space World Natural site, Yahata-higashi Ku
17 km SW
Mount Sarakura Mountain, Yahata-higashi Ku
20 km SW

Kanmon Kyō

Nearest towns and villages

Shimonoseki City, Shimonoseki Shi
2.1 km W
Moji-ku Municipality, Kitakyushu City
6.1 km S
Kokura-kita Ku Municipality, Kitakyushu City
12 km SW
Hikoshima-honmurachō Village, Shimonoseki Shi
4.9 km SW

Kanmon Kyō

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 7, 2026