Asahi Machi
Local name: 朝日町
Located in Nishimurayama-gun, Yamagata Coordinates: 38°16′50″ N 140°03′55″ E
- Population
- 7,674
- 7.7K
- Elevation
- 698 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Asahi Machi
- Airports
- GAJ Yamagata Airport30 km
- SYO Shonai Airport64 km
About Asahi Machi
Asahi Machi is a municipality. Location: Nishimurayama-gun, Yamagata. Population: 7,674. Elevation: 698 m.
Asahi (朝日町, Asahi-machi) is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2020, the town had an estimated population of 6,366 and a population density of 32,35 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 196.73 square kilometres (76 sq mi).
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Photos of Asahi Machi
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Mount Asahi Highten31 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Places bordering Asahi Machi
- Nagai
- Ōe Machi
- Nishikawa Machi
- Shirataka Machi
- Ogunimachi
- Yamanobe Machi
Twin towns and sister cities of Asahi Machi
- Shichigahama Machi· Japan
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Asahi Machi over time
| 2010 | 7,856 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7,119 | |
| 2021 | 6,210 |
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 9° · Night 1° · Rain 123 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kofu · 320 km southwest17°
- Isehara · 327 km south18°
- Odawara · 346 km south19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 26°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- July (172 mm)
- Driest month
- March (88 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° | 0° | 3° | 11° | 17° | 21° | 24° | 26° | 21° | 15° | 9° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -7° | -4° | 2° | 7° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 13° | 6° | 1° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 93 | 88 | 93 | 93 | 128 | 172 | 170 | 162 | 120 | 123 | 122 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Asahi Machi
The nearest airport is Yamagata Airport (GAJ), 30 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Sendai Airport (SDJ) (76 km). The nearest large city is Yamagata, 27 km to the east.
Airports
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 30 kmnortheast
- Shonai Airport (SYO) Shonai 64 kmnorth
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 76 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Yamagata Population: 248.8K 27 kmeast
- Tsuruoka Population: 125.4K 53 kmnorthwest
- Fukushima Population: 294.2K 69 kmsoutheast
- Sendai Population: 1.1M 70 kmeast
- Sakata Population: 100.3K 73 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Asahi Machi
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 18 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Asahi Dake Mountain 13 kmW
- Mount Asahi Mountain 13 kmW
25–60 km10 places
- Mount Funagata Mountain 52 kmE
- Haguro Yama Mountain 47 kmN
- Mount Yudono Mountain 29 kmN
- Echigo Sanmyaku Mountain 54 kmS
60–100 km22 places
- Miyago Jima Island 95 kmE
- Awashima Island Island 75 kmW
- Abukuma River River 79 kmE
- Zuigan Ji Attraction 88 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Asahi Machi
1 placeSources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources