Yamato Chō
Local name: 山都町
Located in Kamimashiki-gun, Kumamoto Coordinates: 32°41′57″ N 131°02′57″ E
- Population
- 16,981
- 17K
- Elevation
- 553 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- KMJ Kumamoto Airport24 km
- HSG Kyushu Saga International Airport86 km
About Yamato Chō
Yamato Chō is a municipality. Location: Kamimashiki-gun, Kumamoto. Population: 16,981. Elevation: 553 m.
Yamato (山都町, Yamato-chō) is a town in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2024, the town had an estimated population of 13,032 in 6274 households, and a population density of 24 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 544.67 km2 (210.30 sq mi).
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Places bordering Yamato Chō
- Yatsushiro Shi
- Mifune Machi
- Misato Machi
- Minamiaso Mura
- Takamori Machi
- Nishihara Mura
- Gokase Chō
- Shiiba Son
Population of Yamato Chō over time
| 2010 | 16,981 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15,149 | |
| 2021 | 13,210 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Yamato Chō
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–July, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 14° · Night 5° · Rain 88 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Nobeoka · 59 km east18°
- Beppu · 77 km northeast17°
- Ōita · 79 km northeast18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- July (496 mm)
- Driest month
- December (65 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) | 6° | 7° | 10° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 26° | 27° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -1° | 2° | 7° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 21° | 17° | 11° | 5° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 78 | 109 | 163 | 214 | 256 | 459 | 496 | 300 | 240 | 134 | 88 | 65 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July September October
How to get to Yamato Chō
The nearest airport is Kumamoto Airport (KMJ), 24 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Honmachi, 47 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) Kumamoto 24 kmnorthwest
- Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG) Saga 86 kmnorthwest
- Amakusa Airport (AXJ) Amakusa 87 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Honmachi Population: 123.1K 47 kmsouthwest
- Nobeoka Population: 119.5K 59 kmeast
- Omuta Population: 132K 67 kmnorthwest
- Beppu Population: 122.6K 77 kmnortheast
- Ōita Population: 477.7K 78 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Yamato Chō
Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 17 natural sites, 11 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Mount Aso Mountain 21 kmN
- Kyūshū Sanchi Mountain 13 kmS
25–60 km12 places
- Kyūshū Island 30 kmS
- Mount Ōkueyama Mountain 44 kmE
- Mount Osuzu Mountain 57 kmSE
- Hi Kawa River 41 kmW
60–100 km20 places
- Shimoshima Island Island 99 kmSW
- Ooyodo River River 98 kmSE
- Mimigawa River River 67 kmSE
- Mount Unzen Mountain 72 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kyūshū Sanchi Mountain, Kumamoto13 km S -
Mount Aso Mountain, Kumamoto21 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources