- Elevation
- 164 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- FKS Fukushima Airport50 km
- IBR Ibaraki Airport79 km
About Kurobane
Kurobane is a village. Location: Ōtawara Shi, Tochigi. Elevation: 164 m.
Kurobane (黒羽町, Kurobane-machi) was a town located in Nasu District, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. During the Edo period Kurobane developed as the castle town for Kurobane Domain, an 18,000 koku feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. As of 2003 the town had an estimated population of 16,499 and a density of 87.93 persons per km2. The total area was 187.64 km2. On October 1, 2005, Kurobane, along with the village of Yuzukami (also from Nasu District), was merged into the expanded city of Ōtawara.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1889
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Kurobane
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 14° · Night 4° · Rain 69 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 177 km southwest18°
- Kofu · 191 km southwest17°
- Odawara · 197 km southwest19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 29°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 17° | 21° | 24° | 27° | 29° | 25° | 20° | 14° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | 0° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 17° | 10° | 4° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 39 | 52 | 76 | 100 | 116 | 163 | 157 | 168 | 180 | 129 | 69 | 44 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Kurobane
The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), 50 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Ibaraki Airport (IBR) (79 km). The nearest large city is Utsunomiya, 38 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 50 kmnortheast
- Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 79 kmsouth
- Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 122 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Utsunomiya Population: 518.8K 38 kmsouthwest
- Hitachi Population: 174.5K 55 kmsoutheast
- Chikusei Population: 100.8K 60 kmsouth
- Tochigi Population: 159.1K 62 kmsouthwest
- Hitachi-Naka Population: 156.6K 63 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kurobane
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 19 natural sites, 9 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km7 places
- Lake Chūzenji Lake 60 kmW
- Nantai San Mountain 57 kmW
- Kegon Falls Natural site 56 kmW
- Mount Nasu Mountain 33 kmNW
60–100 km23 places
- Mount_Tsukuba Mountain 69 kmS
- Mount Kaba Mountain 61 kmS
- Umeda Ko Lake 75 kmSW
- Kuji-gawa River 61 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
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