Map of Akaiwa, Japan

Akaiwa is a city in Okayama, Japan, with a population of about 43,742. It lies at 34.8099°N, 134.0215°E. Akaiwa is about 524 km (326 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Okayama, 20 km to the southwest.

Akaiwa at a glance

Where is Akaiwa?

• The 7th largest city in Okayama on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 49 min on the shortest day to 14 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Akaiwa

• Okayama — 20 km southwest
• Bizen — 20 km east
• Setouchi — 20 km southeast
• Tsuyama — 27 km north
• Sōja — 29 km southwest
• Tamano — 33 km south
• Kariya — 34 km east
• Kurashiki — 34 km southwest
• Maniwa — 43 km northwest
• Tatsuno — 48 km east

Largest cities in Okayama

• Okayama — 724,691
• Kurashiki — 483,576
• Tsuyama — 102,294
• Sōja — 69,030
• Tamano — 67,786
• Kasaoka — 50,160
• Maniwa — 42,725
• Ibara — 41,460
• Bizen — 39,117
• Setouchi — 36,048

Largest cities in Japan

• Tokyo — 9,733,276
• Yokohama — 3,777,491
• Osaka — 2,753,862
• Nagoya — 2,332,176
• Sapporo — 1,973,832
• Fukuoka — 1,612,392
• Kawasaki — 1,538,262
• Kobe — 1,525,152
• Kyoto — 1,463,723
• Saitama — 1,324,854

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.