Toyama Prefecture · Japan
Where to stay in Takaoka
Takaoka is a city in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, home to about 166,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Takaoka.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Nearest airport
- TOY19 km · Toyama Kitokito Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
About
About Takaoka
Takaoka (高岡市, Takaoka-shi) is a city in the northwestern portion of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. Takaoka has the second largest population after Toyama City, and the city is a center of western Toyama Prefecture (Gosei).
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Things to do
What to see and do in Takaoka
See
- Takaoka Great Buddha Statue
- Zuiryū-ji Temple
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Takaoka
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay |
|---|
| Toyoko Inn Shin-takaoka-eki Shinkansen Minami-guchi hotel |
Where to stay
More hotels in Takaoka
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| おやべクロスランドホテル | 16.8 km | |
| ホテルニューオータニ高岡 | 1.3 km | |
| OYO Hotel Tonami OYO Rooms | 14.6 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Takaoka
Takaoka 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; December is the wettest, with about 248 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 Takaoka: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; Noto Satoyama Airport (NTQ, 60 km) and Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ, 68 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Takaoka has two main train stations. Takaoka Station, in the center of town, is operated by the private Ainokaze Toyama Railway, with IR Ishikawa Railway trains offering one-seat service from Kanazawa. Shin-Takaoka Station to the south serves the Hokuriku Shinkansen. The two stations are connected with a 3-minute trip on the JR Jōhana Line (¥140). Hourly Hakutaka Shinkansen services from Tokyo stop at Shin-Takaoka, taking 2 hours 45 minutes (¥13,380; free with the Japan Rail Pass).
Getting around
The Man'yōsen tram line (万葉線) trundles through town, starting at JR Takaoka Station. (Note that maps and route searches consider the Manyosen station as a separate one labeled Takaokaeki, which is as awkward in Japanese as it is in English: "'Takaoka Station' station".) Fares are ¥200-400 depending on the distance. It runs every 15 minutes from 05:30-23:30. The JR Jōhana Line runs south into the suburbs of Tonami and Nanto, and the JR Himi Line runs north and then east along the coast to Himi.
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TOY · Toyama Kitokito Airport
NTQ · Noto Satoyama Airport
KMQ · Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base
Questions
Takaoka: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Takaoka?
Takaoka 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; December is the wettest, with about 248 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Takaoka?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; Noto Satoyama Airport (NTQ, 60 km) and Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ, 68 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Takaoka?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Takaoka
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.