Map of Amami, Japan

Amami is a city in Kagoshima, Japan, with a population of about 41,390. It lies at 28.3769°N, 129.4938°E. Amami is about 1,258 km (782 mi) southwest of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nago, 246 km to the southwest.

Amami at a glance

Where is Amami?

• The 8th largest city in Kagoshima on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 20 min on the shortest day to 13 h 57 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Amami

• Nago — 246 km southwest
• Uruma — 275 km southwest
• Gushikawa — 276 km southwest
• Katsuren-haebaru — 278 km southwest
• Yomitan — 279 km southwest
• Okinawa — 282 km southwest
• Ginowan — 291 km southwest
• Urasoe — 293 km southwest
• Naha — 300 km southwest
• Nanjō — 301 km southwest

Largest cities in Kagoshima

• Kagoshima — 595,049
• Kirishima — 123,205
• Kanoya — 101,096
• Satsumasendai — 92,403
• Aira — 76,348
• Kokubu-matsuki — 57,896
• Izumi — 51,994
• Hamanoichi — 39,475
• Kaseda-shirakame — 39,012
• Ibusuki — 39,011

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.