Skip to content
Geonivora
Municipality

Kawajima Machi

Located in Hiki-gun, Saitama Coordinates: 35°59′02″ N 139°29′03″ E

Map showing the location of Kawajima Machi Kawajima Machi
Location in Japan
Population
32,788
32.8K
Elevation
13 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
1
listed under Kawajima Machi
When to go
April–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport55 km
NRT Narita International Airport85 km

About Kawajima Machi

Kawajima Machi is a municipality. Location: Hiki-gun, Saitama. Population: 32,788. Elevation: 13 m.

From Wikipedia

Kawajima (川島町, Kawajima-machi) is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 19,653 in 8105 households and a population density of 470 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 41.63 square kilometres (16.07 sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1972
Area
41.6 km²
Official website
town.kawajima.saitama.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Kawajima Machi

  • Kawagoe
  • Higashimatsuyama Shi
  • Ageo-shi
  • Okegawa
  • Kitamoto
  • Sakado Shi
  • Yoshimi-machi

Population of Kawajima Machi over time

Population of Kawajima Machi over time
2010 22,147
2015 20,788
2021 19,362

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kawajima Machi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 6° · Rain 69 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 67 km south18°
  • Odawara · 86 km south19°
  • Kofu · 90 km southwest17°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
September (201 mm)
Driest month
January (38 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 Kawajima Machi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°13°19°23°25°29°31°26°21°16°12°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°3°8°13°18°21°22°19°13°6°1°
Precipitation (mm)385379991271801621812011586941

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

How to get to Kawajima Machi

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 55 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kawagoe, 8 km to the south.

Airports

  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 55 kmsoutheast
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 85 kmeast
  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 87 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Kawagoe Population: 354.6K 8 kmsouth
  • Sakado Population: 100.3K 9 kmwest
  • Fujimino Population: 113.6K 10 kmsouth
  • Kōnosu Population: 116.8K 10 kmnorth
  • Ageo Population: 226.9K 12 kmeast

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

Day trips from Kawajima Machi

Within 100 km: 50 historic and cultural sites, 46 natural sites, 43 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km6 places

  • Seibu-Dome Landmark 25 kmS
  • Saitama Stadium 2002 Landmark 23 kmSE
  • Kumagaya Rugby Ground Landmark 22 kmN
  • Saitama Super Arena Landmark 17 kmSE

25–60 km59 places

  • Rokugi En Attraction 37 kmSE
  • Shinjuku Gyōen Attraction 39 kmSE
  • Gokoku Ji Attraction 36 kmSE
  • Setagaya Art Museum Museum 41 kmS

60–100 km74 places

  • Jōga Shima Island 95 kmS
  • Enoshima Island 76 kmS
  • Lake Shoji Lake 96 kmSW
  • Mount_Tsukuba Mountain 62 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Kawajima Machi

1 place
  1. 1 Igusa 19.4K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources