- Elevation
- 467 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- 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.
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.
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Climate of Mount Miwa
Best months for sightseeingBest 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 53 | 67 | 112 | 157 | 165 | 249 | 215 | 168 | 224 | 141 | 83 | 44 |
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.
Nearest towns and villages
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Sakurai City, Sakurai-shi4.1 km SW
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Tenri City, Tenri-shi6.3 km NW -
Tawaramoto Town, Tawaramoto-chō7.2 km W -
Kashihara-shi City, Kashihara City7.4 km W -
Tawaramoto-chō Municipality, Shiki-gun7.1 km W
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Haibara-akanedai Town, Uda Shi7.6 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Amanokagu Mountain, Kashihara City6.1 km SW -
Mount Miminashi Mountain, Kashihara City6.1 km W -
Mount Unebi Mountain, Kashihara City8.9 km SW -
Mount Wakakusa Mountain, Nara-shi17 km N -
Ikoma Yama Mountain, Ikoma-shi24 km NW -
Matsuo San Mountain, Ikaruga-chō17 km NW
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Mount Shigi Mountain, Heguri-chō20 km NW -
Mount Minami Katsuragi Mountain, Chihaya-akasaka Mura19 km SW
Sources & licences
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