Map of Iwakura, Japan

Iwakura is a city in Aichi, Japan, with a population of about 48,007. It lies at 35.2833°N, 136.8667°E. Iwakura is about 260 km (161 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kitanagoya, 4 km to the south.

Iwakura at a glance

Where is Iwakura?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 46 min on the shortest day to 14 h 32 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Iwakura

• Kitanagoya — 4 km south
• Komaki — 5 km east
• Kōnan — 5 km north
• Ichinomiya — 6 km west
• Kiyosu — 8 km south
• Inazawa — 8 km southwest
• Kasugai — 10 km east
• Nagoya — 12 km south
• Ama — 13 km southwest
• Inuyama — 13 km northeast

Largest cities in Aichi

• Nagoya — 2,332,176
• Toyota — 426,162
• Okazaki — 384,654
• Ichinomiya — 380,073
• Toyohashi — 377,453
• Kasugai — 308,681
• Anjō — 188,693
• Toyokawa — 184,661
• Nishio — 169,984
• Kariya — 153,834

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.