Map of Kumamoto, Japan

Kumamoto is the administrative centre of Kumamoto, Japan, with a population of about 738,907. It lies at 32.8059°N, 130.6918°E. Kumamoto is about 887 km (551 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kōshi, 12 km to the northeast.

Kumamoto at a glance

Where is Kumamoto?

• The 18th largest city in Japan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 59 min on the shortest day to 14 h 19 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kumamoto

• Kōshi — 12 km northeast
• Uto — 14 km south
• Ōzu — 19 km northeast
• Tamana — 19 km northwest
• Uki — 21 km south
• Kikuchi — 23 km northeast
• Yamaga — 23 km north
• Arao — 30 km northwest
• Shimabara — 30 km west
• Ōmuta — 34 km northwest

Largest cities in Kumamoto

• Honmachi — 123,067
• Amakusa — 83,082
• Tamana — 64,292
• Kōshi — 61,772
• Uki — 59,928
• Arao — 53,675
• Kikuchi — 49,455
• Yamaga — 49,082
• Hondomachi-hondo — 40,787
• Hitoyoshi — 38,006

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.