Saitama Prefecture · Japan
Where to stay in Kumagaya
Kumagaya is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, home to about 193,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Kumagaya.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Nearest airport
- HND76 km · Tokyo Haneda International Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
About
About Kumagaya
Kumagaya (熊谷市, Kumagaya-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 195,277 in 87,827 households and a population density of 1,200 persons per km2.
Kumagaya was one of the post-towns on Nakasendo route connecting Kyoto and Tokyo, and is still an important traffic hub. Kumagaya has a humid subtropical climate characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The city is known for being one of the hottest areas in summer in Japan. This is caused by very hot winds from Tokyo and the Chichibu basin in the west of the prefecture. In central Tokyo, the summer monsoon enhanced by sea breeze is heated by the urban heat island. Also, from the Chichibu Mountains, the Föhn blows.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Kumagaya
See
- Kumagaiji Temple
- Nagashima Memorial Hall
- Seikeien Garden
- Katakura Silk Memorial Museum
- Kangi-in Temple
Do
- Saitama Wild Knights 埼玉パナソニックワイルドナイツ
- Kumagaya Sports Park 熊谷運動公園
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Kumagaya
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 Kumagaya-eki Kita-guchi hotel |
When to go
The best time to visit Kumagaya
Kumagaya 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 Kumagaya: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), about 76 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ibaraki Airport (IBR, 92 km) and Narita International Airport (NRT, 99 km) are also within reach.
HND · Tokyo Haneda International Airport
IBR · Ibaraki Airport
NRT · Narita International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Kumagaya
Stay safe
Kumagaya is the record holder for the highest temperature in Japan - 41.1°C on 23 July 2018. Avoid mid-summer if you can.
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Questions
Kumagaya: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kumagaya?
Kumagaya 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 Kumagaya?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), about 76 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ibaraki Airport (IBR, 92 km) and Narita International Airport (NRT, 99 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Kumagaya?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Kumagaya
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.