Map of Kashiwa, Japan

Kashiwa is a city in Chiba, Japan, with a population of about 433,436. It lies at 35.8622°N, 139.9773°E. Kashiwa is about 32 km (20 mi) northeast of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Abiko, 4 km to the east.

Kashiwa at a glance

Where is Kashiwa?

• The 37th largest city in Japan by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Chiba on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 43 min on the shortest day to 14 h 36 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kashiwa

• Abiko — 4 km east
• Nagareyama — 7 km west
• Moriya — 8 km north
• Misato — 9 km west
• Toride — 10 km northeast
• Kamagaya — 11 km south
• Shiroi — 11 km southeast
• Matsudo — 11 km southwest
• Yoshikawa — 13 km west
• Yashio — 13 km west

Largest cities in Chiba

• Chiba — 979,768
• Matsudo — 498,575
• Ichihara — 283,531
• Nagareyama — 200,136
• Yachiyo — 199,498
• Narashino — 176,197
• Sakura — 173,740
• Urayasu — 171,362
• Noda — 154,114
• Kisarazu — 136,166

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.