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Mountain

Mount Miwa

Located in Sakurai-shi, Nara Coordinates: 34°32′03″ N 135°52′04″ E

Mount Miwa
A photographer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
467 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sakurai
4.1 km SW
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
ITM Osaka Itami International Airport48 km
KIX Kansai International Airport59 km

About Mount Miwa

Mount Miwa is a mountain. Location: Sakurai-shi, Nara. Elevation: 467 m.

From Wikipedia

Mount Miwa (三輪山, Miwa-yama) or Mount Mimoro (三諸山, Mimoro-yama) is a mountain located in the city of Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It has been an important religious and historical mountain in Japan, especially during its early history, and serves as a holy site in Shinto. The entire mountain is considered sacred, and is home to one of the earliest Shinto shrines, Ōmiwa Shrine. Several burial mounds from the Kofun period can be found around the mountain.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Mount Miwa

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 5° · Rain 83 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kochi · 241 km southwest18°
  • Fujinomiya · 262 km east18°
  • Fuji · 266 km east20°
Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (249 mm)
Driest month
December (44 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 Mount Miwa
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°16°20°24°27°29°25°19°14°9°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°6°11°16°20°20°17°11°5°0°
Precipitation (mm)53671121571652492151682241418344

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Mount Miwa

The nearest airport is Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), 48 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kashihara-shi, 7 km to the west.

Airports

  • Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM) Osaka 48 kmnorthwest
  • Kansai International Airport (KIX) Osaka 59 kmwest
  • Kobe Airport (UKB) Kobe 60 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kashihara-shi Population: 124.5K 7 kmwest
  • Kashiwara Population: 120.9K 13 kmsouthwest
  • Nara Population: 367.4K 18 kmnorth
  • Ikoma Population: 120.7K 23 kmnorthwest
  • Tondabayashi Population: 132.9K 25 kmwest

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

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