Map of Kawagoe, Japan

Kawagoe is a city in Saitama, Japan, with a population of about 354,571. It lies at 35.9086°N, 139.4853°E. Kawagoe is about 31 km (19 mi) northwest of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kamifukuoka, 5 km to the southeast.

Kawagoe at a glance

Where is Kawagoe?

• The 3rd largest city in Saitama 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 Kawagoe

• Kamifukuoka — 5 km southeast
• Sayama — 9 km southwest
• Tsurugashima — 9 km northwest
• Sakado — 10 km northwest
• Hidaka — 11 km west
• Niiza — 12 km southeast
• Okegawa — 12 km northeast
• Shiki — 12 km southeast
• Tokorozawa — 12 km south
• Ageoshimo — 14 km northeast

Largest cities in Saitama

• Saitama — 1,324,854
• Kawaguchi — 607,373
• Koshigaya — 345,353
• Tokorozawa — 344,194
• Sōka — 249,645
• Kasukabe — 229,792
• Ageoshimo — 226,940
• Kumagaya — 195,277
• Niiza — 166,017
• Sayama — 160,843

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.