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Tsugawa

Located in Aga Machi, Higashikambara-gun Coordinates: 37°40′52″ N 139°27′30″ E

Map showing the location of Tsugawa Tsugawa
Location in Japan
Population
9,965
10K
Elevation
61 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
KIJ Niigata Airport43 km
FKS Fukushima Airport100 km

About Tsugawa

Tsugawa is a town. Location: Aga Machi, Higashikambara-gun. Population: 9,965. Elevation: 61 m.

From Wikipedia

Tsugawa (津川町, Tsugawa-machi) was a town located in Higashikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,000 and a density of 59.39 persons per km2. The total area was 84.19 km2. On April 1, 2005, Tsugawa, along with the town of Kanose, and the villages of Kamikawa and Mikawa (all from Higashikanbara District) were merged to create the town of Aga.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1889

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Tsugawa

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 13° · Night 5° · Rain 164 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kofu · 238 km south17°
  • Isehara · 254 km south18°
  • Odawara · 271 km south19°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (195 mm)
Driest month
May (101 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 Tsugawa
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°15°21°24°28°30°25°19°13°7°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°6°11°16°21°22°18°11°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)180133113105101137186147173150164195

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Tsugawa

The nearest airport is Niigata Airport (KIJ), 43 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aizu-Wakamatsu, 48 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Niigata Airport (KIJ) Niigata 43 kmnorthwest
  • Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 100 kmsoutheast
  • Sado Airport (SDS) Sado 101 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aizu-Wakamatsu Population: 118.2K 48 kmsoutheast
  • Nagaoka Population: 266.9K 60 kmsouthwest
  • Kōriyama Population: 327.7K 88 kmeast
  • Fukushima Population: 294.2K 89 kmeast
  • Yamagata Population: 248.8K 101 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Tsugawa

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 19 natural sites, 8 lakes, rivers and coasts.

25–60 km10 places

  • Mount Bandai Mountain 55 kmE
  • Echigo Sanmyaku Mountain 37 kmNE
  • Lake Hibara Lake 53 kmE
  • Tadami River River 27 kmE

60–100 km18 places

  • Awashima Island Island 89 kmN
  • Kamo Ko Lake 100 kmNW
  • Asahi Dake Mountain 77 kmNE
  • Mount Nikkō-Shirane Mountain 98 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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