Chiba Prefecture · Japan
Where to stay in Ichikawa
Ichikawa is a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, home to about 496,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Ichikawa.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Nearest airport
- HND23 km · Tokyo Haneda International Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
About
About Ichikawa
Ichikawa is a city in western Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 492,749 in 256,229 households and a population density of 8577 persons per km2.
Ichikawa is situated in the western part of Chiba Prefecture, facing Tokyo, across the Edogawa River. Located approximately 20 km away from Tokyo Metropolitan area, the city has fully developed into a residential area. You are unlikely to come here for the local attractions, but if you're looking for a slice of "real Tokyo" that's still only 20 min away from the city center, staying here might be a viable option. The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Ichikawa
See
- Higashiyama Kaii Memorial Hall
- Ichikawa City Zoo
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Ichikawa
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay |
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| Toyoko Inn Nishi-Funabashi Baraki Inter hotel |
When to go
The best time to visit Ichikawa
Ichikawa has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; September is the wettest, with about 200 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 Ichikawa: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), about 23 km from the city centre in a straight line; Narita International Airport (NRT, 42 km) and Ibaraki Airport (IBR, 67 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Ichikawa can be accessed from Tokyo by JR Ichikawa station (JR市川駅), 19 min away on the Chuo-Sobu and Sobu Rapid lines, and JR Motoyawata station (JR本八幡駅), on the Chuo-Sobu and Toei Shinjuku subway line. If coming in by plane, Keisei Yawata (京成八幡駅) on the Keisei Main Line has frequent services directly from Narita Airport (1 hr), with some through trains to Haneda Airport as well. Keisei Yawata is 300 meters down the road from JR Motoyawata, with the Toei Shinjuku line platform connecting the two.
Getting around
There are plenty of train lines crossing Ichikawa in an east-west direction, but for north-south travel public transport is limited to poky buses that crawl along the narrow, surprisingly congested streets. (This is one of the few areas of Tokyo that was not flattened by bombing in World War II and still retains its old street plan.) Bicycling is thus quite popular.
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HND · Tokyo Haneda International Airport
NRT · Narita International Airport
IBR · Ibaraki Airport
Questions
Ichikawa: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Ichikawa?
Ichikawa has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; September is the wettest, with about 200 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Ichikawa?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), about 23 km from the city centre in a straight line; Narita International Airport (NRT, 42 km) and Ibaraki Airport (IBR, 67 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Ichikawa?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Ichikawa
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.