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Kawasaki

Located in Kawasaki Machi, Shibata-gun Coordinates: 38°10′22″ N 140°38′13″ E

Kawasaki
Kumamushi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
8,637
8.6K
Elevation
187 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
SDJ Sendai Airport25 km
GAJ Yamagata Airport35 km

About Kawasaki

Kawasaki is a town. Location: Kawasaki Machi, Shibata-gun. Population: 8,637. Elevation: 187 m.

From Wikipedia

Kawasaki (川崎町, Kawasaki-machi) is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2020, the town had an estimated population of 8,637 and a population density of 32 persons per km2 in 3,391 households. The total area of the town is 270.77 square kilometres (104.54 sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1948
Area
271 km²
Official website
town.kawasaki.miyagi.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Kawasaki

  • Sendai
  • Murata Machi
  • Kaminoyama
  • Yamagata Shi

Population of Kawasaki over time

Population of Kawasaki over time
2010 9,978
2015 9,167
2021 8,435

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kawasaki

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 84 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 330 km south18°
  • Kofu · 334 km southwest17°
  • Odawara · 350 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
August (178 mm)
Driest month
February (66 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
Climate of Kawasaki
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°15°20°23°26°28°24°18°12°7°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°5°11°15°19°21°16°10°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)69667591971361661781731138468

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Kawasaki

The nearest airport is Sendai Airport (SDJ), 25 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sendai, 23 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 25 kmeast
  • Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 35 kmnorthwest
  • Shonai Airport (SYO) Shonai 103 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Sendai Population: 1.1M 23 kmnortheast
  • Yamagata Population: 248.8K 25 kmwest
  • Fukushima Population: 294.2K 49 kmsouth
  • Ōsaki Population: 128.8K 55 kmnortheast
  • Ishinomaki Population: 140.2K 64 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Kawasaki

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 18 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Mount Zaō Mountain 17 kmW
  • Mount Zaō Mountain 18 kmW

25–60 km10 places

  • Miyago Jima Island 49 kmE
  • Mount Funagata Mountain 31 kmN
  • Abukuma River River 29 kmSE
  • Zuigan Ji Attraction 43 kmNE

60–100 km23 places

  • Tashiro Jima Island 70 kmE
  • Mount Asahi Mountain 63 kmW
  • Iimori Yama Mountain 74 kmSW
  • Iide San Mountain 89 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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