- Elevation
- 122 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- FSZ Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport57 km
- OIM Oshima Airport86 km
About Kawai
Kawai is a village. Location: Fujinomiya Shi, Shizuoka. Elevation: 122 m.
Shibakawa (芝川町, Shibakawa-chō) was a town located in Fuji District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 9,344 and a density of 126 persons per km2. The total area was 74.18 km2. On March 23, 2010, Shibakawa was merged into the expanded city of Fujinomiya and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality. Fuji District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1957
- Area
- 74.2 km²
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Kawai
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Shiba River 京浜にけ · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Kawai
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October–November.
This month · November
A good month to visit
Day 18° · Night 7° · Rain 88 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 31°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- June (227 mm)
- Driest month
- December (47 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) | 11° | 11° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 29° | 31° | 27° | 22° | 18° | 13° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | 0° | 3° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 22° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 52 | 72 | 127 | 151 | 155 | 227 | 189 | 217 | 219 | 147 | 88 | 47 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June October November
How to get to Kawai
The nearest airport is Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ), 57 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Fujinomiya, 5 km to the east.
Airports
- Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) Makinohara / Shimada 57 kmsouthwest
- Oshima Airport (OIM) Izu Oshima 86 kmsoutheast
- Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 117 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Fujinomiya Population: 132.5K 5 kmeast
- Fuji Population: 245.4K 11 kmeast
- Shizuoka Population: 693.4K 29 kmsouthwest
- Numazu Population: 189.5K 30 kmeast
- Mishima Population: 107.9K 33 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kawai
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 49 natural sites, 27 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km7 places
- Mount Echizen-dake Mountain 21 kmE
- Fuji River River 11 kmSE
- Mount Kenashi Mountain 24 kmN
- Taiseki Ji Attraction 9 kmN
25–60 km27 places
- Hatsu-shima Island 58 kmE
- Lake Shoji Lake 32 kmN
- Mount Aino Mountain 58 kmNW
- Mount Shiomi Mountain 54 kmNW
60–100 km55 places
- Ō Shima Island 92 kmSE
- Jōga Shima Island 96 kmE
- Enoshima Island 84 kmE
- To Shima Island 99 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Shiba River River, Shizuoka0.6 km SW
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Taiseki Ji Attraction, Fujinomiya Shi9.1 km N
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Fuji River River, Japan11 km SE -
Mount Fuji Mountain, Japan23 km NE -
Mount Ashitaka Mountain, Numazu-shi22 km E -
Mount Kenashi Mountain, Fujinomiya Shi24 km N
Sources & licences
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