- Elevation
- 59 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Oshika Gun
- Airports
- SDJ Sendai Airport56 km
- GAJ Yamagata Airport93 km
About Oshika Gun
Oshika Gun is a district. Location: Miyagi, Japan.
Oshika (牡鹿郡, Oshika-gun) is a rural district located in Miyagi Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. Most of the city of Ishinomaki was formerly within the district. From 2006, the district has consisted only of the town of Onagawa. As of 2021, the district has an estimated population of 5,636 and a population density of 86.2 persons per km2. The total area was 65.35 km2.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1878
- Area
- 65.3 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Oshika Gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 13° · Night 5° · Rain 68 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 386 km southwest18°
- Kofu · 399 km southwest17°
- Hottest month
- August (day 26°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- September (164 mm)
- Driest month
- December (33 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) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 24° | 26° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 0° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 17° | 11° | 5° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 36 | 48 | 71 | 102 | 109 | 125 | 134 | 135 | 164 | 122 | 68 | 33 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Oshika Gun
The nearest airport is Sendai Airport (SDJ), 56 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ishinomaki, 12 km to the west.
Airports
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 56 kmsouthwest
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 93 kmwest
- Iwate Hanamaki Airport (HNA) Hanamaki 114 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Ishinomaki Population: 140.2K 12 kmwest
- Ōsaki Population: 128.8K 44 kmnorthwest
- Sendai Population: 1.1M 53 kmwest
- Ichinoseki Population: 114.5K 60 kmnorthwest
- Ōshū Population: 112.9K 82 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Oshika Gun
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 5 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km8 places
- Tashiro Jima Island 15 kmS
- Naruse River River 23 kmW
- Kitakami River River 16 kmN
- Kitakami-gawa River 17 kmN
25–60 km5 places
- Miyago Jima Island 27 kmSW
- Tsuki Shima Island 28 kmW
- Natori Gawa River 50 kmSW
- Zuigan Ji Attraction 33 kmW
60–100 km9 places
- Waga River River 97 kmN
- Isawa-gawa River 87 kmN
- Mount Funagata Mountain 71 kmW
- Abukuma River River 62 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Oshika Gun
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Oshika Peninsula Natural site, Miyagi13 km SE -
Tashiro Jima Island, Miyagi15 km S -
Kinkasan Island, Miyagi20 km SE -
Aji Island Island, Miyagi19 km S -
Kinkasan Lighthouse Landmark, Ishinomaki Shi22 km SE -
Naruse River River, Miyagi23 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources