Gifu Prefecture · Japan
Ōgaki travel guide
Ōgaki is a city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, home to about 158,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- NKM31 km · Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
About
About Ōgaki
水都旅 すいとりっぷ is a Japanese-only tourist guide site for the city and surrounding areas.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Ōgaki
See
- Ogaki Castle
- Oku no Hosomichi Haiku Journey Museum
- Funamachi Port and Sumiyoshi Lighthouse
- Moriya Tadashi Art Museum
- Sunomata Castle
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
Hotels in Ōgaki
2 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Senzairou | 1764 | 10.6 km |
| Takimotokan Yuki No Sato | 11.2 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Ōgaki
Ōgaki has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; July is the wettest, with about 256 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 Ōgaki: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM), about 31 km from the city centre in a straight line; Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO, 58 km) and Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ, 116 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Most travelers will arrive via the Tokaido Main Line. The line runs from Maibara to the west through Ogaki and onward to Gifu, Nagoya, and Toyohashi. Although Gifu-Hashima Station is within Gifu Prefecture, those traveling by Shinkansen can get here faster by transferring at Maibara (from the west) or Nagoya (from the east). The Yoro Line runs from the northern city of Ibigawa (Ibi Station) to Kuwana down in Mie Prefecture. The Tarumi Line connects Ogaki with Motosu, although if you're in Motosu, you probably already went through Ogaki to get there.
Getting around
Ogaki is a city divided into three disconnected areas thanks to city mergers. Most travelers will be coming to Ogaki Station. This area is the city center and original Ogaki. The castle and Matsuo Basho museum can be reached on foot. Akasaka Station is within walking distance of Akasaka-juku, the 56th station of the Nakasendo. The merged districts are Sunomata and Kamiishizu. Neither of these areas has a train station, so you'll have to take a bus to reach them. Ogaki City Community Bus has lines to the Kamiishizu area.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
NKM · Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base
NGO · Chubu Centrair International Airport
KMQ · Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base
Questions
Ōgaki: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Ōgaki?
Ōgaki has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; July is the wettest, with about 256 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Ōgaki?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM), about 31 km from the city centre in a straight line; Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO, 58 km) and Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ, 116 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Ōgaki?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Ōgaki
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.