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Shinji Ko

Local name: 宍道湖

Located in Shimane, Japan Coordinates: 35°26′54″ N 132°57′19″ E

Shinji Ko
Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
0 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Matsue
9.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
IZO Izumo Enmusubi Airport7 km
YGJ Yonago Kitaro Airport / JASDF Miho Air Base26 km

About Shinji Ko

Shinji Ko is a lake. Location: Shimane, Japan. Elevation: 0 m.

From Wikipedia

Lake Shinji (宍道湖, Shinji-ko) is a brackish coastal lagoon in the northeast area of the Shimane Prefecture in Japan. It is considered to be the seventh largest lake in Japan, with a circumference of 48 kilometres (30 mi). It is enclosed by the Shimane Peninsula to the north, and the Izumo and Matsue plains to the west and east respectively. 7,652 ha (18,910 acres) of wetland are a Ramsar Site.

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At a glance

Heritage designation
Ramsar site
Maximum depth
6 m
Length
16 km
Area
79 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Shinji Ko

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

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 Shinji Ko
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°12°18°22°25°29°31°26°21°16°11°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°8°13°18°22°23°19°12°7°3°
Precipitation (mm)126102105110113182189116199121105100

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

Airports nearest to Shinji Ko

  • Izumo Enmusubi Airport (IZO) Izumo 7 km
  • Yonago Kitaro Airport / JASDF Miho Air Base (YGJ) Yonago 26 km
  • Oki Global Geopark Airport (OKI) Okinoshima 88 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

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