Map of Kanuma, Japan

Kanuma is a city in Tochigi, Japan, with a population of about 94,903. It lies at 36.5500°N, 139.7333°E. Kanuma is about 96 km (60 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Utsunomiya, 14 km to the east.

Kanuma at a glance

Where is Kanuma?

• The 7th largest city in Tochigi on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 40 min on the shortest day to 14 h 40 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kanuma

• Utsunomiya — 14 km east
• Mibu — 16 km south
• Tochigi — 19 km south
• Imaichi — 19 km north
• Shimotsuke — 19 km southeast
• Nikkō — 25 km northwest
• Oyama — 28 km south
• Mooka — 28 km southeast
• Sano — 29 km southwest
• Sakura — 30 km northeast

Largest cities in Tochigi

• Utsunomiya — 518,757
• Oyama — 167,647
• Tochigi — 159,056
• Ashikaga — 144,746
• Sano — 117,669
• Nasushiobara — 115,794
• Mooka — 78,720
• Nikkō — 77,661
• Ōtawara — 72,087
• Imaichi — 64,323

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.