- Elevation
- 9 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport9 km
- NRT Narita International Airport53 km
About Wakasu
Wakasu is a village. Location: Koto-ku, Tokyo. Elevation: 9 m.
Wakasu (若洲, Wakasu) also known as Wakasu Island, is an island located in Kōtō, Tokyo. It is located south of Shin-Kiba and is connected to a new unnamed island to the south by the Tokyo Gate Bridge. The island is often associated with the 1989 murder of Junko Furuta, a high school student whose body was located there in a metal drum and completely encased in concrete. The perpetrators were four teenage boys.
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Climate of Wakasu
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 10° | 12° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 28° | 30° | 26° | 21° | 17° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 2° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 23° | 20° | 14° | 9° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 43 | 61 | 106 | 123 | 123 | 167 | 140 | 140 | 195 | 170 | 91 | 40 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
Airports nearest to Wakasu
- Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 9 km
- Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 53 km
- Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 81 km
Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Yumenoshima Park Natural site, Koto-ku2.7 km N -
Tōkyō Gate Bridge Landmark, Tokyo1.8 km S
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Arakawa Drainage Canal River, Japan3.7 km N
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Kiyosumi Teien Attraction, Koto-ku6.9 km NW -
Hamarikyu Gardens Attraction, Chuo7.5 km NW -
Naka River River, Japan4.1 km N
Sources & licences
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