Map of Daisen, Japan

Daisen is a city in Akita, Japan, with a population of about 91,143. It lies at 39.4412°N, 140.4896°E. Daisen is about 423 km (263 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ōmagari, 1 km to the northwest.

Daisen at a glance

Where is Daisen?

• The 2nd largest city in Akita on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 23 min on the shortest day to 14 h 57 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Daisen

• Ōmagari — 1 km northwest
• Yokote — 15 km south
• Yuzawa — 31 km south
• Yurihonjō — 38 km west
• Akita — 44 km northwest
• Hanamaki — 54 km east
• Kitakami — 57 km east
• Morioka — 64 km northeast
• Mizusawa — 65 km southeast
• Ōshū — 67 km southeast

Largest cities in Akita

• Akita — 307,672
• Yokote — 85,555
• Yurihonjō — 76,077
• Ōdate — 69,237
• Noshiro — 52,283
• Yuzawa — 44,346
• Ōmagari — 38,805
• Hanawa — 36,925

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.