Shizuoka Prefecture · Japan
Iwata travel guide
Iwata is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, home to about 166,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- FSZ32 km · Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
Things to do
What to see and do in Iwata
See
- Iwata Museum of Fragrance
- Okegaya Marsh
- Toyooka Plum Park
- Yuya Long Wisteria
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When to go
The best time to visit Iwata
Iwata 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; July is the wettest, with about 239 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 Iwata: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ), about 32 km from the city centre in a straight line; Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO, 97 km) and Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM, 104 km) are also within reach.
FSZ · Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport
NGO · Chubu Centrair International Airport
NKM · Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base
Questions
Iwata: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Iwata?
Iwata 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; July is the wettest, with about 239 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Iwata?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ), about 32 km from the city centre in a straight line; Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO, 97 km) and Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM, 104 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Iwata?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Iwata
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.