Map of Kaminoyama, Japan

Kaminoyama is a city in Yamagata, Japan, with a population of about 35,593. It lies at 38.1539°N, 140.2736°E. Kaminoyama is about 279 km (173 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Yamagata, 12 km to the northeast.

Kaminoyama at a glance

Where is Kaminoyama?

• The 9th largest city in Yamagata on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 30 min on the shortest day to 14 h 49 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kaminoyama

• Yamagata — 12 km northeast
• Tendō — 24 km north
• Sagae — 24 km north
• Yonezawa — 30 km southwest
• Higashine — 34 km north
• Shiroishi — 35 km southeast
• Murata — 40 km east
• Date — 42 km southeast
• Kakuda — 48 km southeast
• Fukushima — 48 km south

Largest cities in Yamagata

• Yamagata — 248,772
• Tsuruoka — 125,389
• Sakata — 100,273
• Yonezawa — 94,486
• Tendō — 65,393
• Higashine — 47,682
• Sagae — 43,544
• Shinjō — 41,140

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.