Map of Izumo, Japan

Izumo is a city in Shimane, Japan, with a population of about 172,775. It lies at 35.3667°N, 132.7667°E. Izumo is about 628 km (390 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Unnan, 18 km to the southeast.

Izumo at a glance

Where is Izumo?

• The 2nd largest city in Shimane on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 46 min on the shortest day to 14 h 33 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Izumo

• Unnan — 18 km southeast
• Matsue — 29 km northeast
• Ōdachō-ōda — 31 km southwest
• Yasugichō — 44 km east
• Sakaiminato — 46 km northeast
• Yonago — 52 km east
• Shōbara — 62 km south
• Miyoshi — 63 km south
• Hamada — 82 km southwest
• Maniwa — 91 km east

Largest cities in Shimane

• Matsue — 203,616
• Hamada — 57,142
• Masuda — 45,003
• Unnan — 43,269
• Yasugichō — 38,875
• Ōdachō-ōda — 34,354

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.