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Municipality

Takaharu Chō

Local name: 高原町

Located in Nishimorokata Gun, Miyazaki Coordinates: 31°55′22″ N 130°59′52″ E

Takaharu Chō
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Population
10,223
10.2K
Elevation
219 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
1
listed under Takaharu Chō
When to go
May–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
KOJ Kagoshima Airport30 km
KMI Miyazaki Airport43 km

About Takaharu Chō

Takaharu Chō is a municipality. Location: Nishimorokata Gun, Miyazaki. Population: 10,223. Elevation: 219 m.

From Wikipedia

Takaharu (高原町, Takaharu-chō) is a town located in Nishimorokata District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1934
Area
85.4 km²
Official website
town.takaharu.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Takaharu Chō

  • Kirishima
  • Miyakonojō
  • Kobayashi

Population of Takaharu Chō over time

Population of Takaharu Chō over time
2010 10,000
2014 9,479
2015 9,300
2021 8,511

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Takaharu Chō

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 18° · Night 9° · Rain 99 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Miyakonojō · 22 km south18°
  • Kirishima · 30 km southwest19°
  • Miyazaki · 40 km east19°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
June (501 mm)
Driest month
December (71 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).

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Climate of Takaharu Chō
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°11°14°19°23°26°29°30°27°23°18°12°
Average low (°C)1°2°5°10°15°19°23°23°20°14°9°3°
Precipitation (mm)821231882522965014873432671449971

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Takaharu Chō

The nearest airport is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), 30 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Miyakonojō, 22 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) Kagoshima 30 kmsouthwest
  • Miyazaki Airport (KMI) Miyazaki 43 kmeast
  • Amakusa Airport (AXJ) Amakusa 101 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Miyakonojō Population: 161.1K 22 kmsouth
  • Kirishima Population: 123.2K 30 kmsouthwest
  • Miyazaki Population: 401.3K 40 kmeast
  • Kagoshima Population: 595K 58 kmsouthwest
  • Kanoya Population: 101.1K 61 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Takaharu Chō

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 10 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km3 places

  • Shinmoe Dake Mountain 11 kmW
  • Kirishima Yama Mountain 12 kmW
  • Mount Karakuni Mountain 13 kmW

25–60 km6 places

  • Kyūshū Island 56 kmN
  • Ao Shima Island 47 kmE
  • Ooyodo River River 44 kmE
  • Mount Osuzu Mountain 58 kmNE

60–100 km15 places

  • Shimoshima Island Island 98 kmNW
  • Kō Shima Island 63 kmSE
  • Mimigawa River River 74 kmNE
  • Suizenji Jōjuen Attraction 99 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Takaharu Chō

1 place
  1. 1 Takaharu 8.6K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources