Saitama Prefecture · Japan
Honjō travel guide
Honjō is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, home to about 77,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- HND94 km · Tokyo Haneda International Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
When to go
The best time to visit Honjō
Honjō has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; September is the wettest, with about 207 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Honjō: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), about 94 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ibaraki Airport (IBR, 110 km) and Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ, 114 km) are also within reach.
HND · Tokyo Haneda International Airport
IBR · Ibaraki Airport
MMJ · Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport
Questions
Honjō: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Honjō?
Honjō has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; September is the wettest, with about 207 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Honjō?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), about 94 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ibaraki Airport (IBR, 110 km) and Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ, 114 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Honjō?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Honjō
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.