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Municipality

Hayakawa Town

Located in Minamikoma-gun, Yamanashi Coordinates: 35°28′02″ N 138°18′34″ E

Map showing the location of Hayakawa Town Hayakawa Town
Location in Japan
Population
1,188
1.2K
Elevation
922 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
1
listed under Hayakawa Town
When to go
May–JulySeptember
See the climate
Airports
FSZ Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport75 km
MMJ Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport85 km

About Hayakawa Town

Hayakawa Town is a municipality. Location: Minamikoma-gun, Yamanashi. Population: 1,188. Elevation: 922 m.

From Wikipedia

Hayakawa (早川町, Hayakawa-chō) is a town located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2020, the town had an estimated population of 1,098 and a population density of 2.97 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 369.86 square kilometres (142.80 sq mi). It has the smallest population of any town in Japan. Hayakawa is on the list of The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan, established in 2005.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1956
Area
370 km²
Official website
town.hayakawa.yamanashi.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Hayakawa Town

  • Shizuoka
  • Minami Alps Shi
  • Fujikawa Town
  • Minobu Town

Population of Hayakawa Town over time

Population of Hayakawa Town over time
2010 1,246
2015 1,068
2021 935

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Hayakawa Town

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–July, September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 4° · Rain 85 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kofu · 32 km northeast17°
  • Fujinomiya · 39 km southeast18°
  • Fuji · 48 km southeast20°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
August (280 mm)
Driest month
December (42 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).

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Climate of Hayakawa Town
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°15°20°23°26°28°24°18°14°9°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-1°5°9°14°18°19°16°9°4°-2°
Precipitation (mm)45651161571732542372802741658542

Other places to visit in this season: May June July September

How to get to Hayakawa Town

The nearest airport is Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ), 75 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kofu, 32 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) Makinohara / Shimada 75 kmsouth
  • Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) Matsumoto 85 kmnorthwest
  • Oshima Airport (OIM) Izu Oshima 122 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Kofu Population: 189.6K 32 kmnortheast
  • Fujinomiya Population: 132.5K 39 kmsoutheast
  • Iida Population: 101.5K 45 kmwest
  • Fuji Population: 245.4K 48 kmsoutheast
  • Shizuoka Population: 693.4K 54 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Hayakawa Town

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 52 natural sites, 20 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km9 places

  • Mount Aino Mountain 21 kmN
  • Mount Shiomi Mountain 16 kmNW
  • Arakawa-dake Mountain 13 kmW
  • Mount Akaishi Mountain 14 kmSW

25–60 km21 places

  • Lake Shoji Lake 27 kmE
  • Mount Senjō Mountain 30 kmN
  • Mount Nokogiri Mountain 36 kmN
  • Mount Echizen-dake Mountain 51 kmSE

60–100 km45 places

  • Honshu Island 65 kmNW
  • Hatsu-shima Island 92 kmSE
  • Suruga Bay Natural site 72 kmS
  • Oi River River 78 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Hayakawa Town

1 place
  1. 1 Hayakawa 1.1K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources