Map of Kanazawa, Japan

Kanazawa is the administrative centre of Ishikawa, Japan, with a population of about 466,029. It lies at 36.6000°N, 136.6167°E. Kanazawa is about 294 km (183 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nonoichi, 7 km to the south.

Kanazawa at a glance

Where is Kanazawa?

• The 34th largest city in Japan by recorded population.
• The largest city in Ishikawa on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 39 min on the shortest day to 14 h 40 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kanazawa

• Nonoichi — 7 km south
• Matsutō — 10 km southwest
• Tsubata — 14 km northeast
• Kahoku — 19 km northeast
• Komatsu — 26 km southwest
• Nanto — 27 km east
• Tonami — 29 km east
• Takaoka — 39 km northeast
• Kaga — 42 km southwest
• Himi — 43 km northeast

Largest cities in Ishikawa

• Matsutō — 110,408
• Komatsu — 108,509
• Kaga — 67,793
• Nonoichi — 57,238
• Nanao — 50,300
• Tsubata — 37,694
• Kahoku — 34,889

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.