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Kuroiso

Located in Nasu-shiobara Shi, Tochigi Coordinates: 36°58′00″ N 140°03′00″ E

Kuroiso
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Population
61,230
61.2K
Elevation
301 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JulySeptember
See the climate
Airports
FKS Fukushima Airport45 km
IBR Ibaraki Airport93 km

About Kuroiso

Kuroiso is a town. Location: Nasu-shiobara Shi, Tochigi. Population: 61,230. Elevation: 301 m.

From Wikipedia

Kuroiso (黒磯市, Kuroiso-shi), formerly a city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, is a district located in the modern city of Nasushiobara. The former city was founded on November 1, 1970. In 2003, the city had an estimated population of 60,145 and a density of 175.29 persons per km2. The total area was 343.12 km2.

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At a glance

Built
1970

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Kuroiso

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–July, September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 3° · Rain 69 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 186 km south18°
  • Kofu · 196 km southwest17°
  • Odawara · 206 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
September (180 mm)
Driest month
January (39 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 Kuroiso
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°16°20°23°26°28°24°19°13°9°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°5°10°15°19°20°16°9°3°-2°
Precipitation (mm)3952761001161631571681801296944

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

How to get to Kuroiso

The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), 45 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Ibaraki Airport (IBR) (93 km). The nearest large city is Utsunomiya, 47 km to the south.

Airports

  • Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 45 kmnortheast
  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 93 kmsouth
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 136 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Utsunomiya Population: 518.8K 47 kmsouth
  • Kōriyama Population: 327.7K 56 kmnortheast
  • Aizu-Wakamatsu Population: 118.2K 59 kmnorth
  • Hitachi Population: 174.5K 67 kmsoutheast
  • Tochigi Population: 159.1K 71 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kuroiso

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 22 natural sites, 8 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km3 places

  • Mount Nasu Mountain 19 kmNW
  • Chausu Dake Mountain 19 kmNW
  • Mount Hiragatake Mountain 24 kmW

25–60 km6 places

  • Lake Chūzenji Lake 58 kmSW
  • Nantai San Mountain 55 kmSW
  • Kegon Falls Natural site 55 kmSW
  • Lake Inawashiro Lake 58 kmN

60–100 km22 places

  • Mount_Tsukuba Mountain 82 kmS
  • Mount Kaba Mountain 75 kmS
  • Umeda Ko Lake 79 kmSW
  • Echigo Sanmyaku Mountain 98 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Kuroiso and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Kuroiso Chichibu Kesennuma Hashimoto
Population 61.2K 61.2K 61.1K 61.1K
Elevation 301 m 236 m 14 m 79 m
Summer day (hottest month) 28° 30° 27° 31°
Winter night (coldest month) -4° -2° -3° 1°
Annual rainfall 1,293 mm 1,433 mm 1,320 mm 1,787 mm
Best months May–Jul, Sep May–Jun, Sep–Oct Jun–Jul, Sep May–Jun, Oct
Distance — 139 km 253 km 498 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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