- Population
- 8,197
- 8.2K
- Elevation
- 275 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- IWJ Iwami Airport18 km
- IWK Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport58 km
About Tsuwano Chō
Tsuwano Chō is a municipality. Location: Kanoashi Gun, Shimane. Population: 8,197. Elevation: 275 m.
Tsuwano (津和野町, Tsuwano-chō) is a town located in Kanoashi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2023, the town had an estimated population of 6,657 in 3352 households and a population density of 22 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 307.03 square kilometres (118.54 sq mi).
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Travel notes for Tsuwano Chō
From Wikivoyage
Tsuwano (津和野町) is a town in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It's on the border with Yamaguchi Prefecture. It's sometimes referred to as "Little Kyoto" and is well known for having tens of thousands of koi (carp) that live in the narrow canals that run through town, mostly in the Tonomachi area.
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Tourist information site:
The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site.
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By plane:
Hagi-Iwami Airport (IWJ IATA) is in Masuda City, about a 40 min. drive away.
By train:
Tsuwano is on the JR Yamaguchi Line, which branches from the San'in Main Line at Masuda and terminates at Shin-Yamaguchi, the closest shinkansen stop. Much of the year a train pulled by a steam locomotive (SL Yamaguchi-gō) built in the early 1900s that runs once a day on weekends (daily in July and August) between Shin-Yamaguchi station and Tsuwano.
There are six incoming and six outgoing trains each day (3 local and 3 super ooki in each direction).
By bus:
There are buses to and from local and regional destinations. There are also overnight buses to some large cities such as Osaka and Tokyo (Shinjuku Station New South exit).
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Places bordering Tsuwano Chō
- Masuda
- Yoshika Chō
- Yamaguchi
- Hagi
Twin towns and sister cities of Tsuwano Chō
- Bunkyō-ku· Japan
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Tsuwano Chō over time
| 2010 | 8,427 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7,653 | |
| 2021 | 6,779 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Tsuwano Chō
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 15° · Night 6° · Rain 92 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Beppu · 140 km south17°
- Ōita · 144 km south18°
- Kochi · 192 km southeast18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 29°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- July (284 mm)
- Driest month
- December (75 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) | 7° | 8° | 11° | 16° | 21° | 24° | 28° | 29° | 25° | 20° | 15° | 10° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 7° | 12° | 17° | 21° | 22° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 91 | 90 | 132 | 171 | 170 | 268 | 284 | 149 | 197 | 110 | 92 | 75 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Tsuwano Chō
The nearest airport is Iwami Airport (IWJ), 18 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Yamaguchi, 48 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Iwami Airport (IWJ) Masuda 18 kmnorth
- Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport (IWK) Iwakuni 58 kmsoutheast
- Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) Ube 81 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Yamaguchi Population: 194K 48 kmsouthwest
- Shūnan Population: 149.6K 48 kmsouth
- Tokuyama Population: 101.1K 52 kmsouth
- Hatsukaichi Population: 114.2K 52 kmeast
- Iwakuni Population: 129.1K 55 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tsuwano Chō
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 6 natural sites, 17 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Takatsu River River 20 kmN
25–60 km11 places
- Itsuku Shima Island 53 kmSE
- Ise Jima Island 30 kmN
- Osorakan Zan Mountain 31 kmE
- Mount Kanmuri Mountain 54 kmNE
60–100 km14 places
- Hashira Island Island 79 kmSE
- Eno-kawa River 68 kmNE
- Gōno-kawa River 69 kmNE
- Kurahashi-jima Island 80 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
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