Map of Hanyū, Japan

Hanyū is a city in Saitama, Japan, with a population of about 58,686. It lies at 36.1667°N, 139.5333°E. Hanyū is about 55 km (34 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Gyōda, 7 km to the southwest.

Hanyū at a glance

Where is Hanyū?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 42 min on the shortest day to 14 h 37 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hanyū

• Gyōda — 7 km southwest
• Kazo — 8 km southeast
• Tatebayashi — 9 km north
• Kōnosu — 11 km south
• Kumagaya — 13 km west
• Kitamoto — 15 km south
• Koga — 17 km east
• Kukichūō — 17 km southeast
• Sano — 17 km north
• Higashi-Matsuyama — 18 km southwest

Largest cities in Saitama

• Saitama — 1,324,854
• Kawaguchi — 607,373
• Kawagoe — 354,571
• Koshigaya — 345,353
• Tokorozawa — 344,194
• Sōka — 249,645
• Kasukabe — 229,792
• Ageoshimo — 226,940
• Kumagaya — 195,277
• Niiza — 166,017

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.