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Natural site

Oshika Peninsula

Local name: 牡鹿半島

Located in Miyagi, Japan Coordinates: 38°20′00″ N 141°30′00″ E

Oshika Peninsula
Satoh Junpei · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
221 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Onagawa Chō
13 km N
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
SDJ Sendai Airport55 km
GAJ Yamagata Airport99 km

About Oshika Peninsula

Oshika Peninsula is a natural site. Location: Miyagi, Japan.

From Wikipedia

The Oshika Peninsula (牡鹿半島, Oshika-hantō) also pronounced "Ojika" is a peninsula which projects southeast into the Pacific Ocean from the coast of Miyagi Prefecture in northeast Honshu, the main island of Japan. The peninsula is most often visited as the gateway to the island of Kinkasan, which can be accessed by ferries running from the coastal whaling port of Ayukawa in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, and from Onagawa.

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Climate of Oshika Peninsula

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

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 Oshika Peninsula
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°4°6°11°15°18°22°24°21°17°13°8°
Average low (°C)-2°-3°-1°4°9°13°17°19°16°10°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)3448721061131301311371701306931

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

Airports nearest to Oshika Peninsula

  • Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 55 km
  • Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 99 km
  • Iwate Hanamaki Airport (HNA) Hanamaki 126 km

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

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