Map of Jōetsu, Japan

Jōetsu is a city in Niigata, Japan, with a population of about 189,430. It lies at 37.1483°N, 138.2364°E. Jōetsu is about 208 km (129 mi) northwest of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Itoigawa, 37 km to the west.

Jōetsu at a glance

Where is Jōetsu?

• The 3rd largest city in Niigata on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 36 min on the shortest day to 14 h 43 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Jōetsu

• Itoigawa — 37 km west
• Kashiwazaki — 37 km northeast
• Nakano — 46 km south
• Tōkamachi — 47 km east
• Ojiya — 53 km east
• Nagano — 56 km south
• Suzaka — 56 km south
• Minamiuonuma — 57 km east
• Nagaoka — 64 km northeast
• Uonuma — 65 km east

Largest cities in Niigata

• Niigata — 797,591
• Nagaoka — 266,936
• Shibata — 96,236
• Sanjō — 94,642
• Kashiwazaki — 86,183
• Tsubame — 77,382
• Niitsu-honchō — 65,910
• Murakami — 58,300
• Minamiuonuma — 55,354
• Tōkamachi — 53,333

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.