Sakaiminato
Sakaiminato City · Japan
Birthplace of manga artist Shigeru Mizuki, Sakaiminato is a port town in Tottori Prefecture, Japan, where bronze statues of characters from his celebrated series *Gegege no Kitaro* line the waterfront street known as Mizuki Shigeru Road. The Yumigahama Peninsula, with its white-sand coastline, has been recognised among Japan's top beaches and pine-shore landscapes, with the mountain Daisen rising to the southeast as a backdrop.
- Population36,324
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.6 km1.6 mi
Nearest airports
Climate · monthly averages
J
6°43°
205mm8.0in
F
6°43°
150mm5.9in
M
9°48°
140mm5.6in
A
13°55°
115mm4.5in
M
17°63°
125mm4.8in
J
21°69°
150mm5.9in
J
25°77°
180mm7.1in
A
26°79°
120mm4.8in
S
23°73°
190mm7.5in
O
18°65°
125mm4.9in
N
13°56°
130mm5.2in
D
9°47°
205mm8.2in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗