- Population
- 10,660
- 10.7K
- Elevation
- 361 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- MMJ Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport68 km
- TOY Toyama Kitokito Airport101 km
About Obuse
Obuse is a town. Location: Obuse Machi, Kamitakai-gun. Population: 10,660. Elevation: 361 m.
Obuse (小布施町, Obuse-machi) is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019, the town had an estimated population of 10,999 in 3832 households, and a population density of 580 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 19.12 square kilometres (7.38 sq mi).
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Travel notes for Obuse
From Wikivoyage
Obuse (小布施) is a town in Nagano Prefecture.
Understand+
Obuse is famous as the home of the Hokusai Museum. It houses works by the Edo-era woodblock artist Katsushika Hokusai, well known for his Thirty-Six Views of Mt Fuji. He lived in Obuse when in his 70s, and produced many brush paintings during that time.
Tourist information site:
The local tourist association has a bilingual guide site.
Get in+
Take the Nagano Dentetsu railway from Nagano station to Obuse station (24 minutes/¥750 by limited express, 33 minutes/¥650 by local train).
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Places bordering Obuse
- Nagano
- Suzaka
- Nakano
- Takayama Mura
Population of Obuse over time
| 2010 | 11,072 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10,702 | |
| 2021 | 10,510 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Obuse
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 13° · Night 3° · Rain 79 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kofu · 117 km south17°
- Fujinomiya · 167 km south18°
- Isehara · 170 km southeast18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- July (160 mm)
- Driest month
- April (77 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) | 4° | 4° | 9° | 17° | 22° | 25° | 29° | 30° | 25° | 19° | 13° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -5° | -2° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 20° | 21° | 17° | 10° | 3° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 91 | 78 | 81 | 77 | 90 | 144 | 160 | 118 | 159 | 109 | 79 | 78 |
How to get to Obuse
The nearest airport is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), 68 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Nagano, 13 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) Matsumoto 68 kmsouthwest
- Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) Toyama 101 kmwest
- Noto Satoyama Airport (NTQ) Wajima 137 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Nagano Population: 372.8K 13 kmsouthwest
- Ueda Population: 157.5K 33 kmsouth
- Jōetsu Population: 189.4K 51 kmnorth
- Matsumoto Population: 241.1K 60 kmsouthwest
- Takasaki Population: 373K 75 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Obuse
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 52 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km5 places
- Mount Kusatsu-Shirane Mountain 20 kmE
- Lake Nojiri Lake 17 kmNW
- Mount Kurohime Mountain 21 kmNW
- Azumaya San Mountain 19 kmSE
25–60 km21 places
- Takama Yama Mountain 36 kmE
- Mount Asama Mountain 37 kmSE
- Mount Shirouma Mountain 50 kmW
- Takase Gawa River 52 kmSW
60–100 km42 places
- Honshu Island 82 kmS
- Mount Hotaka Mountain 74 kmE
- Lake Suwa Lake 75 kmS
- Kimpō-zan Mountain 96 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Kurohime Mountain, Shinano Machi21 km NW -
Lake Nojiri Lake, Nagano17 km NW -
Mount Iizuna Mountain, Nagano Shi17 km W -
Azumaya San Mountain, Tsumagoi Mura19 km SE -
Mount Kusatsu-Shirane Mountain, Gunma20 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources