Nagano Prefecture · Japan
Shiojiri travel guide
Shiojiri is a city in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, home to about 66,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- MMJ6 km · Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
When to go
The best time to visit Shiojiri
Shiojiri has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °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 Shiojiri: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), about 6.4 km from the city centre in a straight line; Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY, 91 km) and Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM, 133 km) are also within reach.
MMJ · Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport
TOY · Toyama Kitokito Airport
NKM · Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base
Questions
Shiojiri: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Shiojiri?
Shiojiri has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; July is the wettest, with about 256 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Shiojiri?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), about 6.4 km from the city centre in a straight line; Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY, 91 km) and Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM, 133 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Shiojiri?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Shiojiri
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.