Map of Hanawa, Japan

Hanawa is a city in Akita, Japan, with a population of about 36,925. It lies at 40.1836°N, 140.7872°E. Hanawa is about 509 km (316 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ōdate, 22 km to the northwest.

Hanawa at a glance

Where is Hanawa?

• The 9th largest city in Akita on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 18 min on the shortest day to 15 h 02 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hanawa

• Ōdate — 22 km northwest
• Takizawa — 52 km southeast
• Hirosaki — 53 km northwest
• Kuroishi — 54 km north
• Towada — 60 km northeast
• Morioka — 62 km southeast
• Noshiro — 65 km west
• Hachinohe — 70 km northeast
• Aomori — 71 km north
• Goshogawara — 75 km northwest

Largest cities in Akita

• Akita — 307,672
• Daisen — 91,143
• Yokote — 85,555
• Yurihonjō — 76,077
• Ōdate — 69,237
• Noshiro — 52,283
• Yuzawa — 44,346
• Ōmagari — 38,805

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.