Map of Chiba, Japan

Chiba is the administrative centre of Chiba, Japan, with a population of about 979,768. It lies at 35.6000°N, 140.1167°E. Chiba is about 40 km (25 mi) east of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Yotsukaidō, 7 km to the northeast.

Chiba at a glance

Where is Chiba?

• The 13th largest city in Japan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 45 min on the shortest day to 14 h 34 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Chiba

• Yotsukaidō — 7 km northeast
• Ichihara — 10 km south
• Narashino — 11 km northwest
• Yachiyo — 15 km north
• Sakura — 17 km northeast
• Yachimata — 19 km east
• Ōami — 20 km southeast
• Kamagaya — 22 km northwest
• Urayasu — 22 km west
• Sodegaura — 22 km southwest

Largest cities in Chiba

• Matsudo — 498,575
• Kashiwa — 433,436
• Ichihara — 283,531
• Nagareyama — 200,136
• Yachiyo — 199,498
• Narashino — 176,197
• Sakura — 173,740
• Urayasu — 171,362
• Noda — 154,114
• Kisarazu — 136,166

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.