Town

Iwashita

Located in Kamimashiki-gun, Kumamoto Coordinates: 32°39′10″ N 130°48′42″ E

Location in Japan

Population: 10,132; 10.1K
Elevation: 33 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go: MayOctober; See the climate
Airports: KMJ Kumamoto Airport21 km; AXJ Amakusa Airport64 km

About Iwashita

Iwashita is a town. Location: Kamimashiki-gun, Kumamoto. Population: 10,132. Elevation: 33 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Kumamoto Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Kumamoto castle and Suizenji Jōjuen.

Climate of Iwashita

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 18° · Night 8° · Rain 81 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Nobeoka · 80 km east18°
Beppu · 95 km northeast17°
Ōita · 98 km northeast18°

Hottest month: August (day 31°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: June (420 mm)
Driest month: December (60 mm)

9° 1°

11° 2°

14° 5°

20° 10°

24° 15°

26° 19°

30° 23°

31° 23°

28° 20°

23° 14°

18° 8°

12° 3°

Jan

Feb

Mar

146

Apr

187

May

227

Jun

420

Jul

420

Aug

216

Sep

196

Oct

107

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 Iwashita
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	9°	11°	14°	20°	24°	26°	30°	31°	28°	23°	18°	12°
Average low (°C)	1°	2°	5°	10°	15°	19°	23°	23°	20°	14°	8°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	71	94	146	187	227	420	420	216	196	107	81	60

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Iwashita

The nearest airport is Kumamoto Airport (KMJ), 21 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Honmachi, 26 km to the southwest.

Airports

Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) Kumamoto 21 kmnorth
Amakusa Airport (AXJ) Amakusa 64 kmwest
Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG) Saga 73 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Honmachi Population: 123.1K 26 kmsouthwest
Omuta Population: 132K 54 kmnorthwest
Isahaya Population: 135.5K 75 kmwest
Kurume Population: 303.6K 79 kmnorth
Saga Population: 233.3K 80 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Iwashita

Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 17 natural sites, 12 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km4 places

Hi Kawa River 18 kmW
Kumamoto castle Historic site 20 kmNW
Suizenji Jōjuen Attraction 17 kmNW
Mount Kinbō Mountain 24 kmNW

25–60 km11 places

Kyūshū Island 30 kmSE
Mount Unzen Mountain 51 kmW
Ōyano Jima Island 36 kmW
Kami Shima Island 50 kmSW

60–100 km22 places

Shimoshima Island Island 77 kmSW
Mimigawa River River 83 kmSE
Mount Ōkueyama Mountain 66 kmE
Mount Osuzu Mountain 70 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Kumamoto castle Historic site, Chuo-ku
20 km NW
Suizenji Jōjuen Attraction, Chuo-ku
17 km NW
Mount Kinbō Mountain, Nishi-ku
24 km NW
Hi Kawa River, Kumamoto
18 km W