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Municipality

Kawakami-mura

Local name: 川上村

Located in Yoshino-gun, Nara Coordinates: 34°20′16″ N 135°57′17″ E

Map showing the location of Kawakami-mura Kawakami-mura
Location in Japan
Population
1,634
1.6K
Elevation
336 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
2
listed under Kawakami-mura
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
KIX Kansai International Airport66 km
ITM Osaka Itami International Airport68 km

About Kawakami-mura

Kawakami-mura is a municipality. Location: Yoshino-gun, Nara. Population: 1,634. Elevation: 336 m.

From Wikipedia

Kawakami (川上村, Kawakami-mura) is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2025, the village had an estimated population of 1,023 and a population density of 3.8 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 269.26 km2 (103.96 sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1889
Area
269 km²
Official website
vill.kawakami.nara.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Kawakami-mura

  • Yoshino-chō
  • Kurotaki Mura
  • Tenkawa-mura
  • Kamikitayama Mura
  • HIgashiyoshino Mura
  • Matsusaka
  • Ōdai-chō

Population of Kawakami-mura over time

Population of Kawakami-mura over time
2010 1,643
2015 1,313
2021 1,069

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kawakami-mura

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 6° · Rain 91 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kochi · 240 km west18°
  • Fujinomiya · 262 km northeast18°
  • Fuji · 266 km east20°
Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
June (262 mm)
Driest month
December (48 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 Kawakami-mura
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°11°17°21°24°28°29°26°20°15°10°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°8°12°17°21°22°18°12°6°1°
Precipitation (mm)58691181671752622211822401539148

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

How to get to Kawakami-mura

The nearest airport is Kansai International Airport (KIX), 66 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kashiwara, 21 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Kansai International Airport (KIX) Osaka 66 kmwest
  • Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM) Osaka 68 kmnorthwest
  • Kobe Airport (UKB) Kobe 75 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kashiwara Population: 120.9K 21 kmnorthwest
  • Kashihara-shi Population: 124.5K 24 kmnorthwest
  • Kawachi-Nagano Population: 101.7K 36 kmwest
  • Tondabayashi Population: 132.9K 37 kmnorthwest
  • Nara Population: 367.4K 41 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Kawakami-mura

Within 100 km: 28 historic and cultural sites, 42 natural sites, 24 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km12 places

  • Mount Miwa Mountain 23 kmN
  • Mount Amanokagu Mountain 21 kmNW
  • Mount Miminashi Mountain 24 kmNW
  • Mount Unebi Mountain 23 kmNW

25–60 km17 places

  • Choshi River River 37 kmSE
  • Tenpō Zan Mountain 60 kmNW
  • Kizu River River 56 kmNW
  • Ikoma Yama Mountain 46 kmNW

60–100 km65 places

  • Tōshi-jima Island 88 kmE
  • Kii Ōshima Island 97 kmS
  • Mount Rokkō Mountain 80 kmNW
  • Sakate-jima Island 85 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Kawakami-mura

2 places

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources