Climatch

Land with a climate like Hōshakuji

🇯🇵Hōshakuji, Tochigi, Japan

The towns with the closest growing climate to Hōshakuji are Chichibu, Japan (99% match), Sagamihara and Kōriyama. About 194,000 sq mi of land in 5 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Virginia, United States, Hubei, China and Maryland, United States.The towns with the closest growing climate to Hōshakuji are Chichibu, Japan (99% match), Sagamihara and Kōriyama. About 502,000 km² of land in 5 countries matches 80% or better, most of it in Virginia, United States, Hubei, China and Maryland, United States.

Your growing climate

Zone 7b · 222 frost-free days · 1,997 chill hours · 50 in rainZone 7b · 222 frost-free days · 1,997 chill hours · 1,272 mm rain

What grows in Hōshakuji →

Regions with the most land like yours

  1. 1

    🇺🇸Virginia, United States

    28k sq mi73k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Great Falls (87), Idylwood (87)

  2. 2

    🇨🇳Hubei, China

    13k sq mi34k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Tuanbao (81), Lichuan (80)

  3. 3

    🇺🇸Maryland, United States

    12k sq mi31k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Salisbury (89), Crofton (88)

  4. 4

    🇰🇷Jeollanam-do, South Korea

    10k sq mi27k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Beolgyo (92), Boseong (92)

  5. 5

    🇺🇸North Carolina, United States

    7,000 sq mi18k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Eden (80), Lenoir (79)

  6. 6

    🇨🇳Chongqing, China

    6,100 sq mi16k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Luoping (86), Miaoyu (85)

  7. 7

    🇰🇷Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea

    5,600 sq mi15k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Kyosai (94), Sinhyeon (94)

  8. 8

    🇯🇵Hyōgo, Japan

    4,400 sq mi11k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Sasayama (93), Tamba-Sasayama (93)

  9. 9

    🇯🇵Fukushima, Japan

    4,300 sq mi11k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Sukagawa (99), Kōriyama (99)

  10. 10

    🇯🇵Shimane, Japan

    3,900 sq mi10k km² matching 80% or better

    For example Matsue (87), Unnan (86)

  11. 11

    🇰🇷Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea

    3,600 sq mi9,300 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Boryeong (82), Seosan (80)

  12. 12

    🇨🇳Hunan, China

    1,600 sq mi4,000 km² matching 80% or better

    For example Wulingyuan (72), Zhangjiajie (58)

Regions are states and provinces, counting land within 75 km of a town. At most three per country, so the list covers the world.

Closest towns

  1. 1

    🇯🇵ChichibuSaitama, Japan

    Zone 7b · 224 frost-free days · 1,993 chill hours · 50 in rainZone 7b · 224 frost-free days · 1,993 chill hours · 1,263 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops

    99%match
  2. 2

    🇯🇵SagamiharaKanagawa, Japan

    Zone 8a · 244 frost-free days · 1,719 chill hours · 59 in rainZone 8a · 244 frost-free days · 1,719 chill hours · 1,491 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, tea

    99%match
  3. 3

    🇯🇵KōriyamaFukushima, Japan

    Zone 8a · 211 frost-free days · 2,309 chill hours · 47 in rainZone 8a · 211 frost-free days · 2,309 chill hours · 1,186 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, hops, almond

    99%match
  4. 4

    🇯🇵IwakiFukushima, Japan

    Zone 8a · 240 frost-free days · 1,827 chill hours · 51 in rainZone 8a · 240 frost-free days · 1,827 chill hours · 1,299 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, hops

    99%match
  5. 5

    🇯🇵Minami-SōmaFukushima, Japan

    Zone 8a · 237 frost-free days · 2,012 chill hours · 51 in rainZone 8a · 237 frost-free days · 2,012 chill hours · 1,284 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, hops, wine grapes

    98%match
  6. 6

    🇯🇵KofuYamanashi, Japan

    Zone 8a · 222 frost-free days · 1,959 chill hours · 44 in rainZone 8a · 222 frost-free days · 1,959 chill hours · 1,110 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, almond, kiwifruit

    98%match
  7. 7

    🇯🇵IidaNagano, Japan

    Zone 8a · 215 frost-free days · 2,136 chill hours · 61 in rainZone 8a · 215 frost-free days · 2,136 chill hours · 1,555 mm rain

    Shares 20 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit

    97%match
  8. 8

    🇯🇵DateFukushima, Japan

    Zone 8a · 223 frost-free days · 2,200 chill hours · 46 in rainZone 8a · 223 frost-free days · 2,200 chill hours · 1,172 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, kiwifruit, hops

    96%match
  9. 9

    🇯🇵SendaiMiyagi, Japan

    Zone 8a · 224 frost-free days · 2,217 chill hours · 49 in rainZone 8a · 224 frost-free days · 2,217 chill hours · 1,257 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, hops, wine grapes

    96%match
  10. 10

    🇯🇵KōnosuSaitama, Japan

    Zone 8a · 245 frost-free days · 1,576 chill hours · 51 in rainZone 8a · 245 frost-free days · 1,576 chill hours · 1,303 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit

    95%match
  11. 11

    🇯🇵IshinomakiMiyagi, Japan

    Zone 8a · 220 frost-free days · 2,420 chill hours · 45 in rainZone 8a · 220 frost-free days · 2,420 chill hours · 1,131 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: hops, wine grapes, almond

    94%match
  12. 12

    🇯🇵NaritaChiba, Japan

    Zone 8a · 258 frost-free days · 1,500 chill hours · 57 in rainZone 8a · 258 frost-free days · 1,500 chill hours · 1,439 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, tea

    94%match
  13. 13

    🇯🇵KameokaKyoto, Japan

    Zone 8a · 242 frost-free days · 1,864 chill hours · 59 in rainZone 8a · 242 frost-free days · 1,864 chill hours · 1,487 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, tea

    94%match
  14. 14

    🇯🇵MaebashiGunma, Japan

    Zone 8a · 240 frost-free days · 1,650 chill hours · 50 in rainZone 8a · 240 frost-free days · 1,650 chill hours · 1,277 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, wine grapes

    94%match
  15. 15

    🇯🇵KonanShiga, Japan

    Zone 8a · 243 frost-free days · 1,796 chill hours · 62 in rainZone 8a · 243 frost-free days · 1,796 chill hours · 1,563 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, tea

    94%match
  16. 16

    🇯🇵KesennumaMiyagi, Japan

    Zone 8a · 208 frost-free days · 2,554 chill hours · 52 in rainZone 8a · 208 frost-free days · 2,554 chill hours · 1,311 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: hops

    93%match
  17. 17

    🇯🇵ŌtsuShiga, Japan

    Zone 8a · 244 frost-free days · 1,803 chill hours · 61 in rainZone 8a · 244 frost-free days · 1,803 chill hours · 1,545 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, tea

    93%match
  18. 18

    🇯🇵MatsumotoNagano, Japan

    Zone 7b · 203 frost-free days · 2,494 chill hours · 39 in rainZone 7b · 203 frost-free days · 2,494 chill hours · 1,000 mm rain

    Shares 19 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: wine grapes, lavender, almond

    93%match
  19. 19

    🇰🇷GeojeGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea

    Zone 8a · 247 frost-free days · 1,759 chill hours · 62 in rainZone 8a · 247 frost-free days · 1,759 chill hours · 1,587 mm rain

    Shares 21 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: kiwifruit, tea

    92%match
  20. 20

    🇯🇵NaganoJapan

    Zone 7b · 211 frost-free days · 2,389 chill hours · 43 in rainZone 7b · 211 frost-free days · 2,389 chill hours · 1,081 mm rain

    Shares 22 of your 22 great-fit crops · Also great there: lavender, almond, wine grapes

    92%match

Any town over 15,000 people, skipping those within 75 km of you. ↻ = seasons flipped across the equator.

How matching works

We compare all twelve months of average highs and lows, rain, humidity and sunshine, the same way as Climatch's places-like search, but weighted for growing: winter lows count most, since frost, chill and hardiness decide which perennials survive, then summer highs and rain. Humidity counts least.

Scores show how unusual a match this close is: 80 or better is closer than all but about 2% of random pairs of places. Across the equator seasons are lined up (↻), so a southern farm's January is compared with a northern July. Climate is only part of it: check soil, water and day length (it matters for photoperiod crops) before buying land.

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Climate data: TerraClimate 1991–2020 monthly averages (Abatzoglou, J.T. et al., 2018, Scientific Data 5:170191). Humidity is derived from TerraClimate vapor pressure; “sunshine” is solar radiation.

Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.

Grower tools: crop ranges from FAO ECOCROP and university extension guides (cited per crop). Daily weather, frost dates and chill are estimated from the monthly averages; chill portions use the Dynamic Model (Fishman, Erez & Couvillon, 1987), hardiness zones follow the USDA definition.