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Municipality

Nasu Machi

Located in Nasu-gun, Tochigi Coordinates: 37°02′34″ N 140°05′33″ E

Map showing the location of Nasu Machi Nasu Machi
Location in Japan
Population
26,769
26.8K
Elevation
366 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
2
listed under Nasu Machi
When to go
May–JulySeptember
See the climate
Airports
FKS Fukushima Airport36 km
IBR Ibaraki Airport100 km

About Nasu Machi

Nasu Machi is a municipality. Location: Nasu-gun, Tochigi. Population: 26,769. Elevation: 366 m.

From Wikipedia

Nasu (那須町, Nasu-machi; Japanese pronunciation: [nä̀.sɨ́, nä́.sɨ̀]) is a town located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2020, the town had an estimated population of 24,851 in 10,400 households, and a population density of 67 persons per km2 (174 per sq. mi.). The total area of the town is 372.34 square kilometres (143.76 sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1954
Area
372 km²
Official website
town.nasu.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Nasu Machi

From Wikivoyage

Nasu (那須) is a sprawling rural town in northern Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Parts of it are within the boundaries of Nikko National Park.

Understand+

Tourist Information Site:

Nasu Tourism Association has a Japanese-only guide site with integrated Google Translate.

Get in+

Nasushiobara (那須塩原) on the JR Tohoku Shinkansen line is the nearest station, about 1 hr 15 min from either Tokyo or Sendai. A free bus shuttles passengers to some hot spring resorts from here; alternatively, it's 10 minutes on the JR Tohoku Main Line to Kuroiso (黒磯) station.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Nasu Machi

  • Ōtawara
  • Shirakawa Shi
  • Nishigō Mura
  • Tanagura Machi

Population of Nasu Machi over time

Population of Nasu Machi over time
2010 26,765
2015 24,919
2021 23,435

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Nasu Machi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–July, September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 3° · Rain 71 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 196 km south18°
  • Kofu · 205 km southwest17°
  • Odawara · 216 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
August (200 mm)
Driest month
January (46 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).

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Climate of Nasu Machi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°9°15°20°23°26°28°24°18°13°8°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°4°10°14°19°20°16°9°3°-2°
Precipitation (mm)4655751011141691702001951267146

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

How to get to Nasu Machi

The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), 36 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Ibaraki Airport (IBR) (100 km). The nearest large city is Kōriyama, 47 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 36 kmnortheast
  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 100 kmsouth
  • Niigata Airport (KIJ) Niigata 133 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kōriyama Population: 327.7K 47 kmnortheast
  • Aizu-Wakamatsu Population: 118.2K 51 kmnorth
  • Utsunomiya Population: 518.8K 56 kmsouth
  • Hitachi Population: 174.5K 70 kmsoutheast
  • Iwaki Population: 357.3K 70 kmeast

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

Day trips from Nasu Machi

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 23 natural sites, 7 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Mount Nasu Mountain 15 kmNW
  • Chausu Dake Mountain 15 kmNW

25–60 km3 places

  • Lake Inawashiro Lake 49 kmN
  • Tsuruga Castle Historic site 51 kmN
  • Mount Hiragatake Mountain 27 kmW

60–100 km26 places

  • Umeda Ko Lake 87 kmSW
  • Mount_Tsukuba Mountain 91 kmS
  • Mount Kaba Mountain 83 kmS
  • Echigo Sanmyaku Mountain 91 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Nasu Machi

2 places

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources