Map of Kuji, Japan

Kuji is a city in Iwate, Japan, with a population of about 34,418. It lies at 40.1878°N, 141.7689°E. Kuji is about 532 km (331 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hachinohe, 42 km to the northwest.

Kuji at a glance

Where is Kuji?

• The 11th largest city in Iwate on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 18 min on the shortest day to 15 h 02 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kuji

• Hachinohe — 42 km northwest
• Miyako — 62 km south
• Misawa — 64 km northwest
• Towada — 67 km northwest
• Takizawa — 69 km southwest
• Morioka — 76 km southwest
• Hanawa — 83 km west
• Kamaishi — 102 km south
• Ōdate — 103 km west
• Hanamaki — 105 km southwest

Largest cities in Iwate

• Morioka — 290,700
• Ichinoseki — 114,476
• Ōshū — 112,937
• Hanamaki — 94,691
• Kitakami — 93,045
• Mizusawa — 61,281
• Takizawa — 55,579
• Miyako — 51,150
• Kamaishi — 43,107
• Ōfunato — 35,452

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.