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Motegi

Located in Motegi Machi, Haga-gun Coordinates: 36°31′00″ N 140°11′00″ E

Motegi
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Population
11,891
11.9K
Elevation
105 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JulySeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
IBR Ibaraki Airport43 km
FKS Fukushima Airport82 km

About Motegi

Motegi is a town. Location: Motegi Machi, Haga-gun. Population: 11,891. Elevation: 105 m.

From Wikipedia

Motegi (茂木町, Motegi-machi) is a town located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2020, the town had an estimated population of 11,777 in 4503 households, and a population density of 68 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 172.69 square kilometres (66.68 sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1889
Area
173 km²
Official website
town.motegi.tochigi.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Motegi

  • Nasukarasuyama
  • Mashiko Machi
  • Kasama Shi
  • Ōmiya
  • Sakuragawa
  • Shirosato Machi

Population of Motegi over time

Population of Motegi over time
2010 15,018
2015 13,188
2021 11,631

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Motegi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–July, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 5° · Rain 72 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 147 km southwest18°
  • Odawara · 168 km southwest19°
  • Kofu · 173 km southwest17°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
September (184 mm)
Driest month
January (31 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 Motegi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°16°20°23°26°28°24°19°14°10°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°6°11°15°19°21°17°11°5°-1°
Precipitation (mm)3152851151321721551541841577240

Other places to visit in this season: May June July September October

How to get to Motegi

The nearest airport is Ibaraki Airport (IBR), 43 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Utsunomiya, 27 km to the west.

Airports

  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 43 kmsoutheast
  • Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 82 kmnorth
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 85 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Utsunomiya Population: 518.8K 27 kmwest
  • Chikusei Population: 100.8K 29 kmsouthwest
  • Mito Population: 270.7K 30 kmsoutheast
  • Hitachi-Naka Population: 156.6K 34 kmsoutheast
  • Katsuta Population: 156K 35 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Motegi

Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 15 natural sites, 16 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Mount Kaba Mountain 24 kmS
  • Mount Yamizo Mountain 6 kmE

25–60 km5 places

  • Mount_Tsukuba Mountain 33 kmS
  • Kuji-gawa River 39 kmE
  • Lake Kasumigaura Lake 57 kmS
  • Naka-gawa River 42 kmSE

60–100 km43 places

  • Shingashi River River 93 kmSW
  • Rokugi En Attraction 95 kmSW
  • Gokoku Ji Attraction 97 kmSW
  • Lake Chūzenji Lake 69 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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