Map of Akishima, Japan

Akishima is a city in Tokyo, Japan, with a population of about 113,949. It lies at 35.7208°N, 139.3800°E. Akishima is about 28 km (18 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Musashimurayama, 5 km to the northeast.

Akishima at a glance

Where is Akishima?

• The 15th largest city in Tokyo on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 44 min on the shortest day to 14 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Akishima

• Musashimurayama — 5 km northeast
• Fussa — 5 km west
• Hino — 6 km south
• Kunitachi — 7 km southeast
• Higashiyamato — 8 km northeast
• Higashimurayama — 9 km northeast
• Hachiōji — 9 km southwest
• Kokubunji — 9 km east
• Fuchū — 11 km southeast
• Iruma — 11 km north

Largest cities in Tokyo

• Tokyo — 9,733,276
• Hachiōji — 579,355
• Machida — 431,079
• Nakano — 344,880
• Fuchū — 262,790
• Chōfu — 242,614
• Nishi-Tokyo-shi — 207,388
• Hino — 190,435
• Higashimurayama — 151,815
• Musashino — 150,149

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.