Tochigi Prefecture · Japan
Shimotsuke travel guide
Shimotsuke is a city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, home to about 59,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- IBR56 km · Ibaraki Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
When to go
The best time to visit Shimotsuke
Shimotsuke 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 201 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 Shimotsuke: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ibaraki Airport (IBR), about 56 km from the city centre in a straight line; Narita International Airport (NRT, 85 km) and Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND, 94 km) are also within reach.
IBR · Ibaraki Airport
NRT · Narita International Airport
HND · Tokyo Haneda International Airport
Questions
Shimotsuke: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Shimotsuke?
Shimotsuke 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 201 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Shimotsuke?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ibaraki Airport (IBR), about 56 km from the city centre in a straight line; Narita International Airport (NRT, 85 km) and Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND, 94 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Shimotsuke?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Shimotsuke
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.