Crow Castle
Local name: 岡山城
Located in Kita-ku, Okayama Shi Coordinates: 34°39′55″ N 133°56′10″ E
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Elevation
- 22 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- OKJ Okayama Momotaro Airport13 km
- TAK Takamatsu Airport50 km
About Crow Castle
Crow Castle is a historic site. Location: Kita-ku, Okayama Shi.
Okayama Castle (岡山城, Okayama-jō) is a Japanese castle in the city of Okayama in Okayama Prefecture in Japan. The main tower was completed in 1597, destroyed in 1945 and replicated in concrete in 1966. Two of the watch towers survived the bombing of 1945 and are now listed by the national Agency for Cultural Affairs as Important Cultural Properties.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1346
- Heritage designation
- Important Cultural Property of Japan, Historic Site of Japan
- Official website
- okayama-castle.jp
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Crow Castle
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Hasui Kawase · Public domain -
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Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Climate of Crow Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 16° · Night 7° · Rain 68 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kochi · 129 km south18°
- Ōita · 268 km southwest18°
- Beppu · 273 km southwest17°
- Hottest month
- August (day 32°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- June (226 mm)
- Driest month
- December (31 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) | 9° | 9° | 13° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 30° | 32° | 27° | 22° | 16° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 1° | 3° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 23° | 24° | 20° | 13° | 7° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 40 | 55 | 88 | 136 | 144 | 226 | 202 | 115 | 218 | 108 | 68 | 31 |
How to get to Crow Castle
The nearest airport is Okayama Momotaro Airport (OKJ), 13 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kurashiki, 18 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Okayama Momotaro Airport (OKJ) Okayama 13 kmnorthwest
- Takamatsu Airport (TAK) Takamatsu 50 kmsouth
- Tokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base (TKS) Tokushima 85 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Kurashiki Population: 483.6K 18 kmsouthwest
- Takamatsu Population: 419K 38 kmsouth
- Tsuyama Population: 102.3K 43 kmnorth
- Marugame Population: 109.5K 45 kmsouth
- Fukuyama Population: 468.8K 56 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Crow Castle
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 14 natural sites, 29 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km6 places
- Nao Shima Island 23 kmS
- Te Shima Island 24 kmSE
- Yoshii River River 11 kmSE
- Asahi River River 7 kmSE
25–60 km18 places
- Shiwaku Islands Island 37 kmSW
- Manabe Island Island 47 kmSW
- Ogi Shima Island 29 kmSE
- Megi Shima Island 32 kmS
60–100 km30 places
- Awaji Island Island 88 kmE
- Ikuchi Jima Island 87 kmSW
- Ōmi Shima Island 96 kmSW
- Tottori Castle ruins Historic site 97 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kōrakuen Natural site, Kita-ku0.3 km N -
Asahi River River, Japan6.9 km SE
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Te Shima Island, Kagawa24 km SE -
Yoshii River River, Okayama11 km SE
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Nao Shima Island, Kagawa23 km S -
Inujima Island, Okayama19 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Naka-ku Municipality, Okayama Shi2.9 km E -
MInami-ku Municipality, Okayama Shi9.4 km S -
HIgashi-ku Municipality, Okayama Shi11 km E -
Hayashima Chō Municipality, Tsukubo-gun12 km SW
Sources & licences
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