Map of Kawaguchi, Japan

Kawaguchi is a city in Saitama, Japan, with a population of about 607,373. It lies at 35.8052°N, 139.7107°E. Kawaguchi is about 13 km (8 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Shimotoda, 3 km to the northwest.

Kawaguchi at a glance

Where is Kawaguchi?

• The 22nd largest city in Japan by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Saitama on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 44 min on the shortest day to 14 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kawaguchi

• Shimotoda — 3 km northwest
• Warabi — 3 km northwest
• Hatogaya-honchō — 4 km northeast
• Wako — 8 km west
• Sōka — 9 km northeast
• Asaka — 10 km west
• Yono — 11 km northwest
• Yashio — 12 km east
• Nakano — 12 km south
• Koshigaya — 12 km northeast

Largest cities in Saitama

• Saitama — 1,324,854
• Kawagoe — 354,571
• 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.