Map of Hamamatsu, Japan

Hamamatsu is a city in Shizuoka, Japan, with a population of about 791,707. It lies at 34.7000°N, 137.7333°E. Hamamatsu is about 209 km (130 mi) southwest of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Iwata, 11 km to the east.

Hamamatsu at a glance

Where is Hamamatsu?

• The 17th largest city in Japan by recorded population.
• The largest city in Shizuoka 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 29 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hamamatsu

• Iwata — 11 km east
• Hamakita — 12 km north
• Fukuroi — 18 km east
• Kosai — 19 km west
• Kakegawa — 27 km east
• Shinshiro — 31 km northwest
• Toyohashi — 33 km west
• Toyokawa — 33 km northwest
• Kikugawa — 35 km east
• Tahara — 43 km west

Largest cities in Shizuoka

• Shizuoka — 693,389
• Fuji — 245,392
• Numazu — 189,486
• Iwata — 166,672
• Fujieda — 145,032
• Fujinomiya — 132,507
• Kakegawa — 117,925
• Mishima — 107,851
• Shimada — 95,719
• Fukuroi — 88,395

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.