Akihabara
Local name: 秋葉原
Located in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Coordinates: 35°41′55″ N 139°46′21″ E
- Population
- 77,200
- 77.2K
- Elevation
- 13 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport17 km
- NRT Narita International Airport56 km
About Akihabara
Akihabara is a neighbourhood. Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Population: 77,200.
Akihabara (Japanese: 秋葉原) is a neighborhood in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, generally considered to be the area surrounding Akihabara Station (nicknamed Akihabara Electric Town). This area is part of the Sotokanda (外神田) and Kanda-Sakumachō districts of Chiyoda. There is an administrative district called Akihabara (part of Taitō ward), located north of Akihabara Electric Town surrounding Akihabara Neribei Park.
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Climate of Akihabara
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 17° · Night 8° · Rain 85 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 53 km southwest18°
- Odawara · 74 km southwest19°
- Mishima · 101 km southwest18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 31°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- September (202 mm)
- Driest month
- December (40 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) | 10° | 10° | 13° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 29° | 31° | 27° | 22° | 17° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 4° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 23° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 43 | 58 | 101 | 119 | 129 | 174 | 157 | 157 | 202 | 167 | 85 | 40 |
How to get to Akihabara
The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 17 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chuo, 3 km to the south.
Airports
- Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 17 kmsouth
- Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 56 kmeast
- Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 79 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Chuo Population: 169.2K 3 kmsouth
- Minato Population: 260.5K 5 kmsouthwest
- Kita-ku Population: 332.1K 7 kmnorthwest
- Katsushika-ku Population: 453.1K 8 kmnortheast
- Nakano City Population: 344.9K 9 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Akihabara
Within 100 km: 50 historic and cultural sites, 39 natural sites, 42 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km47 places
- Ueno Dōbutsuen Attraction 2 kmN
- National Museum of Modern Art Museum 2 kmSW
- Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park Natural site 7 kmSW
- Saikō Saibansho Attraction 3 kmSW
25–60 km44 places
- Enoshima Island 52 kmSW
- Ai River River 55 kmS
- Saitama Super Arena Landmark 25 kmNW
- Iruma River River 31 kmNW
60–100 km40 places
- Jōga Shima Island 64 kmS
- Hatsu-shima Island 91 kmSW
- Mount Atago Mountain 68 kmS
- Karasuba Yama Mountain 72 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Yushima Seidō Attraction, Bunkyō-ku0.6 km NW -
National Museum of Western Art Museum, Taito1.9 km N -
Nippon Budōkan Landmark, Chiyoda-ku2.1 km W -
Ryōgoku Kokugikan Landmark, Sumida1.9 km E -
Tokyo Dome Landmark, Bunkyō-ku2 km NW -
Tokyo National Museum Museum, Taito2.2 km N
Sources & licences
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