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Municipality

Yamagata Mura

Located in Higashichikuma Gun, Nagano Coordinates: 36°09′39″ N 137°51′44″ E

Map showing the location of Yamagata Mura Yamagata Mura
Location in Japan
Population
8,837
8.8K
Elevation
798 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
MMJ Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport6 km
TOY Toyama Kitokito Airport81 km

About Yamagata Mura

Yamagata Mura is a municipality. Location: Higashichikuma Gun, Nagano. Population: 8,837. Elevation: 798 m.

From Wikipedia

Yamagata (山形村, Yamagata-mura) is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2016, the village had an estimated population of 8,726 in 3071 households, and a population density of 333 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 24.98 square kilometres (9.64 sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1889
Area
25 km²
Official website
vill.yamagata.nagano.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Yamagata Mura

  • Matsumoto
  • Asahi-mura

Population of Yamagata Mura over time

Population of Yamagata Mura over time
2010 8,425
2015 8,395
2021 8,260

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Yamagata Mura

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 2° · Rain 64 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kofu · 84 km southeast17°
  • Fujinomiya · 125 km southeast18°
  • Fuji · 133 km southeast20°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
September (197 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
Climate of Yamagata Mura
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°8°16°21°23°27°28°23°17°12°7°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-3°4°9°14°18°19°14°8°2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)3952861111191861761471971126433

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Yamagata Mura

The nearest airport is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), 6 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Matsumoto, 12 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) Matsumoto 6 kmeast
  • Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) Toyama 81 kmnorthwest
  • Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM) Nagoya 132 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Matsumoto Population: 241.1K 12 kmnortheast
  • Ueda Population: 157.5K 46 kmnortheast
  • Nagano Population: 372.8K 61 kmnortheast
  • Iida Population: 101.5K 71 kmsouth
  • Toyama Population: 415.8K 83 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Yamagata Mura

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 64 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km7 places

  • Honshu Island 22 kmSE
  • Kamikōchi Natural site 23 kmNW
  • Lake Suwa Lake 23 kmSE
  • Mount Hotakadake Mountain 24 kmNW

25–60 km31 places

  • Mount Senjō Mountain 57 kmSE
  • Mount Nokogiri Mountain 53 kmSE
  • Chausu-yama Mountain 38 kmS
  • Mount Sannosawa Mountain 44 kmS

60–100 km40 places

  • Mount Aino Mountain 66 kmSE
  • Mount Shiomi Mountain 71 kmSE
  • Mount Tekari Mountain 94 kmS
  • Arakawa-dake Mountain 79 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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