Ōkawara
Local name: 大河原町
Located in Ōgawara Machi, Shibata-gun Coordinates: 38°03′00″ N 140°44′01″ E
- Population
- 23,618
- 23.6K
- Elevation
- 20 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- SDJ Sendai Airport19 km
- GAJ Yamagata Airport51 km
About Ōkawara
Ōkawara is a town. Location: Ōgawara Machi, Shibata-gun. Population: 23,618. Elevation: 20 m.
Ōgawara (大河原町, Ōgawara-machi) is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2020, the town had an estimated population of 23,618, and a population density of 950persons per km2 in 9,925 households. The total area of the town is 24.99 square kilometres (9.65 sq mi).
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Photos of Ōkawara
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Places bordering Ōkawara
- Kakuda
- Shiroishi
- Shibata Machi
- Murata Machi
Population of Ōkawara over time
| 2010 | 23,530 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23,798 | |
| 2021 | 23,586 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Ōkawara
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–July, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 14° · Night 5° · Rain 69 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 321 km southwest18°
- Kofu · 328 km southwest17°
- Odawara · 341 km southwest19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- September (181 mm)
- Driest month
- January (43 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° | 6° | 9° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 26° | 28° | 24° | 19° | 14° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 6° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 22° | 18° | 11° | 5° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 43 | 51 | 67 | 89 | 96 | 135 | 158 | 165 | 181 | 118 | 69 | 48 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July September October
How to get to Ōkawara
The nearest airport is Sendai Airport (SDJ), 19 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sendai, 27 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 19 kmnortheast
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 51 kmnorthwest
- Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 95 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Sendai Population: 1.1M 27 kmnortheast
- Yamagata Population: 248.8K 38 kmnorthwest
- Fukushima Population: 294.2K 41 kmsouthwest
- Ōsaki Population: 128.8K 63 kmnorth
- Ishinomaki Population: 140.2K 64 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ōkawara
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 18 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Abukuma River River 17 kmE
- Natori Gawa River 24 kmNE
25–60 km10 places
- Miyago Jima Island 48 kmNE
- Mount Funagata Mountain 46 kmN
- Zuigan Ji Attraction 46 kmNE
- Takayu-onsen Natural site 50 kmSW
60–100 km23 places
- Tashiro Jima Island 66 kmNE
- Mount Asahi Mountain 75 kmW
- Iimori Yama Mountain 76 kmW
- Iide San Mountain 93 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Abukuma River River, Japan17 km E -
Natori Gawa River, Miyagi24 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources