Asahi Machi
Local name: 朝日町
Located in Shimoniikawa Gun, Toyama Coordinates: 36°53′47″ N 137°38′53″ E
- Population
- 13,355
- 13.4K
- Elevation
- 612 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Asahi Machi
- Airports
- TOY Toyama Kitokito Airport49 km
- NTQ Noto Satoyama Airport75 km
About Asahi Machi
Asahi Machi is a municipality. Location: Shimoniikawa Gun, Toyama. Population: 13,355. Elevation: 612 m.
Asahi (朝日町, Asahi-machi) is a town located in Shimoniikawa District, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2018, the town had an estimated population of 11,574 and a population density of 51.1 persons per km2. Its total area was 226.30 square kilometres (87.37 sq mi). The town claims to be the birthplace of beach volleyball.
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Places bordering Asahi Machi
- Kurobe-shi
- Nyūzen
- Hakuba
- Itoigawa
Twin towns and sister cities of Asahi Machi
- Kamaishi· Japan
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Asahi Machi over time
| 2010 | 13,651 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12,246 | |
| 2021 | 10,852 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Asahi Machi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 2° · Rain 155 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kofu · 160 km southeast17°
- Fujinomiya · 206 km southeast18°
- Fuji · 214 km southeast20°
- Hottest month
- August (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- September (211 mm)
- Driest month
- April (108 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) | 1° | 1° | 5° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 25° | 27° | 22° | 16° | 11° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -6° | -3° | 3° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 18° | 14° | 8° | 2° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 173 | 125 | 118 | 108 | 112 | 170 | 196 | 146 | 211 | 145 | 155 | 169 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Asahi Machi
The nearest airport is Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY), 49 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Toyama, 44 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) Toyama 49 kmsouthwest
- Noto Satoyama Airport (NTQ) Wajima 75 kmnorthwest
- Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) Matsumoto 85 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Toyama Population: 415.8K 44 kmsouthwest
- Nagano Population: 372.8K 55 kmsoutheast
- Takaoka Population: 170.1K 59 kmwest
- Jōetsu Population: 189.4K 59 kmnortheast
- Ueda Population: 157.5K 79 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Asahi Machi
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 39 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Kurobe River River 20 kmW
- Mount Oizuru Mountain 4 kmSW
- Mount Shirouma Mountain 18 kmSE
25–60 km24 places
- Toyama-wan Natural site 43 kmW
- Sho River River 52 kmW
- Oyabe River River 53 kmW
- Lake Kizaki Lake 41 kmSE
60–100 km27 places
- Noto Jima Island 64 kmNW
- Mount Utatsu Mountain 94 kmW
- Mount Iō Mountain 86 kmSW
- Mount Sekidō Mountain 61 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Asahi Machi
2 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Mountains & nature1
- Mount Oizuru · Mountain
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Shirouma Mountain, Hakuba Mura18 km SE -
Kurobe River River, Toyama20 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources