Map of Kagoshima, Japan

Kagoshima is the administrative centre of Kagoshima, Japan, with a population of about 595,049. It lies at 31.5667°N, 130.5500°E. Kagoshima is about 962 km (598 mi) southwest of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Aira, 23 km to the north.

Kagoshima at a glance

Where is Kagoshima?

• The 23rd largest city in Japan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 05 min on the shortest day to 14 h 12 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kagoshima

• Aira — 23 km north
• Hamanoichi — 24 km northeast
• Kokubu-matsuki — 28 km northeast
• Kaseda-shirakame — 28 km southwest
• Kirishima — 28 km northeast
• Kanoya — 35 km southeast
• Satsumasendai — 37 km northwest
• Ibusuki — 38 km south
• Soo — 43 km east
• Miyakonojō — 52 km east

Largest cities in Kagoshima

• Kirishima — 123,205
• Kanoya — 101,096
• Satsumasendai — 92,403
• Aira — 76,348
• Kokubu-matsuki — 57,896
• Izumi — 51,994
• Amami — 41,390
• Hamanoichi — 39,475
• Kaseda-shirakame — 39,012
• Ibusuki — 39,011

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.