Taiji Chō
Local name: 太地町
Located in Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama Coordinates: 33°35′39″ N 135°56′27″ E
- Population
- 3,387
- 3.4K
- Elevation
- 32 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Taiji Chō
- Airports
- SHM Nanki Shirahama Airport54 km
- KIX Kansai International Airport113 km
About Taiji Chō
Taiji Chō is a municipality. Location: Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama. Population: 3,387. Elevation: 32 m.
Taiji (太地町, Taiji-chō) is a town located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2021, the town had an estimated population of 2960 in 1567 households and a population density of 510 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 255.23 square kilometres (98.54 sq mi). Taiji is the smallest municipality by area in Wakayama Prefecture.
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Places bordering Taiji Chō
- Nachi-katsuura Chō
Population of Taiji Chō over time
| 2010 | 3,250 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3,087 | |
| 2021 | 2,778 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Taiji Chō
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 18° · Night 11° · Rain 152 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kochi · 223 km west18°
- Fujinomiya · 305 km northeast18°
- Fuji · 306 km northeast20°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- June (335 mm)
- Driest month
- December (70 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) | 11° | 12° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 29° | 30° | 27° | 23° | 18° | 14° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 4° | 6° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 23° | 24° | 21° | 16° | 11° | 6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 80 | 96 | 152 | 215 | 230 | 335 | 249 | 232 | 308 | 208 | 152 | 70 |
How to get to Taiji Chō
The nearest airport is Nanki Shirahama Airport (SHM), 54 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Kansai International Airport (KIX) (113 km). The nearest large city is Kashiwara, 96 km to the north.
Airports
- Nanki Shirahama Airport (SHM) Shirahama 54 kmwest
- Kansai International Airport (KIX) Osaka 113 kmnorthwest
- Kobe Airport (UKB) Kobe 133 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Kashiwara Population: 120.9K 96 kmnorth
- Kawachi-Nagano Population: 101.7K 100 kmnorth
- Minato Population: 375.3K 100 kmnorthwest
- Wakayama Population: 356.7K 101 kmnorthwest
- Kashihara-shi Population: 124.5K 102 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Taiji Chō
Within 100 km: 13 natural sites, 3 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Kii Ōshima Island 18 kmSW
- Kumano River River 16 kmN
25–60 km2 places
- Mount Shakka Mountain 58 kmN
- Kii Hantō Natural site 48 kmN
60–100 km12 places
- Mount Ōdaigahara Mountain 67 kmN
- Mount Kunimi Mountain 78 kmN
- Mount Azami Mountain 86 kmN
- Mount Shisuniwa Mountain 81 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Taiji Chō
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kii Ōshima Island, Kushimoto Chō18 km SW -
Kumano River River, Japan16 km N
Sources & licences
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