Map of Kesennuma, Japan

Kesennuma is a city in Miyagi, Japan, with a population of about 61,147. It lies at 38.9011°N, 141.5775°E. Kesennuma is about 394 km (245 mi) northeast of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ōfunato, 22 km to the northeast.

Kesennuma at a glance

Where is Kesennuma?

• The 9th largest city in Miyagi on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 26 min on the shortest day to 14 h 54 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kesennuma

• Ōfunato — 22 km northeast
• Ichinoseki — 38 km west
• Tome — 42 km southwest
• Ōshū — 44 km northwest
• Mizusawa — 46 km northwest
• Kamaishi — 49 km northeast
• Kurihara — 53 km west
• Kitakami — 58 km northwest
• Ishinomaki — 59 km southwest
• Ōsaki — 63 km southwest

Largest cities in Miyagi

• Sendai — 1,096,704
• Ishinomaki — 140,151
• Ōsaki — 128,763
• Natori-shi — 78,718
• Tome — 77,897
• Furukawa — 76,312
• Kurihara — 66,565
• Tagajō-shi — 62,827
• Shiogama — 52,662
• Tomiya — 52,433

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.