Map of Hirakata, Japan

Hirakata is a city in Osaka, Japan, with a population of about 406,331. It lies at 34.8135°N, 135.6491°E. Hirakata is about 380 km (236 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Katano, 4 km to the southeast.

Hirakata at a glance

Where is Hirakata?

• The 44th largest city in Japan by recorded population.
• The 4th largest city in Osaka 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 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hirakata

• Katano — 4 km southeast
• Takatsuki — 5 km northwest
• Neyagawa — 6 km south
• Settsu — 6 km southwest
• Ibaraki — 7 km west
• Yawata — 8 km northeast
• Shijōnawate — 9 km south
• Tanabe — 11 km east
• Kyōtanabe — 11 km east
• Daitō — 11 km south

Largest cities in Osaka

• Osaka — 2,753,862
• Sakai — 826,161
• Higashi-ōsaka — 493,940
• Toyonaka — 401,558
• Takatsuki — 354,468
• Ibaraki — 287,730
• Yao — 273,213
• Neyagawa — 238,549
• Kishiwada — 205,561
• Izumi — 184,615

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.