Map of Kashiwazaki, Japan

Kashiwazaki is a city in Niigata, Japan, with a population of about 86,183. It lies at 37.3667°N, 138.5500°E. Kashiwazaki is about 213 km (132 mi) northwest of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ojiya, 23 km to the east.

Kashiwazaki at a glance

Where is Kashiwazaki?

• The 6th largest city in Niigata on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 35 min on the shortest day to 14 h 44 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kashiwazaki

• Ojiya — 23 km east
• Nagaoka — 28 km east
• Tōkamachi — 32 km southeast
• Jōetsu — 37 km southwest
• Mitsuke — 39 km northeast
• Uonuma — 39 km east
• Minamiuonuma — 43 km southeast
• Sanjō — 45 km northeast
• Tsubame — 47 km northeast
• Shirone — 61 km northeast

Largest cities in Niigata

• Niigata — 797,591
• Nagaoka — 266,936
• Jōetsu — 189,430
• Shibata — 96,236
• Sanjō — 94,642
• Tsubame — 77,382
• Niitsu-honchō — 65,910
• Murakami — 58,300
• Minamiuonuma — 55,354
• Tōkamachi — 53,333

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.