Map of Katsuragi, Japan

Katsuragi is a city in Nara, Japan, with a population of about 37,352. It lies at 34.4856°N, 135.6970°E. Katsuragi is about 387 km (241 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kashiba, 6 km to the north.

Katsuragi at a glance

Where is Katsuragi?

• The 9th largest city in Nara on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 51 min on the shortest day to 14 h 28 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Katsuragi

• Kashiba — 6 km north
• Yamato-Takada — 6 km northeast
• Tondabayashichō — 9 km west
• Kashihara-shi — 9 km east
• Kawachi-Nagano — 12 km southwest
• Habikino — 12 km northwest
• Fujiidera — 13 km northwest
• Kashihara — 13 km northwest
• Sakurai — 14 km east
• Yamatokōriyama — 15 km northeast

Largest cities in Nara

• Nara-shi — 367,353
• Kashihara-shi — 124,521
• Ikoma — 120,741
• Yamatokōriyama — 83,285
• Kashiba — 78,113
• Tenri — 71,052
• Yamato-Takada — 61,744
• Sakurai — 58,386
• Gojō — 34,342

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.