Kiryū
Kiryū, in Gunma Prefecture, is a textile city long defined by Kiryū-ori, a traditional silk-weaving craft that has left the city with a dense concentration of industrial heritage — including six Japan Heritage designations and well over a hundred nationally registered tangible cultural properties. The old weaving halls and merchant streetscapes give the centre a strong visual character, and the city sits close to mountain terrain with UNESCO World Heritage sites in the wider region.
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- Population108,991
- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 3.5 km2.1 mi
Nearest airports
Kiryū: quick answers
Where is Kiryū?
Kiryū is in Kiryu City, Japan, about 66 km41 miles in a straight line from Saitama.
How do you get to Kiryū?
The nearest airport is Fussa (OKO), about 1 hr 51 min away by road. The nearest train station is 阿左美, about 8 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Kiryū?
The warmest month is August, averaging 25°C77°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 1°C35°F. The wettest month is July, with about 198 mm7.8 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Kiryū?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 museums, 48 restaurants, 3 cafés and 18 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Kiryū?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Kawagoe, Koga and Tsurugashima. Kiryū is listed among the day trips from Tokyo.