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Municipality

Tsurumi-ku

Local name: 鶴見区

Located in Osaka City, Osaka Coordinates: 34°42′12″ N 135°34′32″ E

Map showing the location of Tsurumi-ku Tsurumi-ku
Location in Japan
Population
111,790
111.8K
Elevation
10 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
ITM Osaka Itami International Airport15 km
UKB Kobe Airport33 km

About Tsurumi-ku

Tsurumi-ku is a municipality. Location: Osaka City, Osaka. Population: 111,790. Elevation: 10 m.

From Wikipedia

Tsurumi (鶴見区, Tsurumi-ku) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is best known for its large parkland, Tsurumi-Ryokuchi, the site of the 1990 International Garden Exposition.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1974
Area
8.2 km²
Official website
city.osaka.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Tsurumi-ku

  • Joto-ku
  • Asahi Ku

Population of Tsurumi-ku over time

Population of Tsurumi-ku over time
2010 111,182
2015 111,557
2021 111,790

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Tsurumi-ku

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 18° · Night 8° · Rain 69 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kochi · 228 km southwest18°
  • Fujinomiya · 283 km east18°
  • Fuji · 288 km east20°
Hottest month
August (day 33°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
June (215 mm)
Driest month
December (37 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 Tsurumi-ku
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°10°14°20°25°28°31°33°29°23°18°12°
Average low (°C)1°1°4°9°14°19°23°24°20°14°8°3°
Precipitation (mm)45601001331432151721111831136937

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Tsurumi-ku

The nearest airport is Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), 15 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Moriguchi, 3 km to the north.

Airports

  • Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM) Osaka 15 kmnorthwest
  • Kobe Airport (UKB) Kobe 33 kmwest
  • Kansai International Airport (KIX) Osaka 43 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Moriguchi Population: 143.1K 3 kmnorth
  • Kadoma Population: 131.7K 4 kmnorth
  • Higashiosaka Population: 493.9K 4 kmsouth
  • Daitō Population: 119.4K 4 kmeast
  • Neyagawa Population: 238.5K 8 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Tsurumi-ku

Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 44 natural sites, 21 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km17 places

  • Mount Tennōzan Mountain 24 kmNE
  • Katsura River River 25 kmNE
  • Koofukuji Attraction 24 kmE
  • Tōdai-ji Attraction 24 kmE

25–60 km50 places

  • Mount Rokkō Mountain 30 kmW
  • Mount Miwa Mountain 33 kmSE
  • Mount Amanokagu Mountain 32 kmSE
  • Mount Miminashi Mountain 30 kmSE

60–100 km29 places

  • Awaji Island Island 77 kmSW
  • Kumozu River River 89 kmE
  • Mount Ōdaigahara Mountain 73 kmSE
  • Mount Kunimi Mountain 70 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Tsurumi-ku and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Tsurumi-ku Kasuga Kazo Youkaichi
Population 111.8K 111K 112.8K 112.8K
Elevation 10 m 42 m 12 m 124 m
Summer day (hottest month) 33° 31° 30° 31°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 2° -2° 0°
Annual rainfall 1,381 mm 1,708 mm 1,295 mm 1,726 mm
Best months May, Oct May, Oct May–Jun, Oct May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Distance — 490 km 398 km 73 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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