Map of Maebashi, Japan

Maebashi is the administrative centre of Gunma, Japan, with a population of about 332,149. It lies at 36.4000°N, 139.0833°E. Maebashi is about 96 km (60 mi) northwest of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kanekomachi, 8 km to the west.

Maebashi at a glance

Where is Maebashi?

• The 2nd largest city in Gunma on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 40 min on the shortest day to 14 h 39 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Maebashi

• Kanekomachi — 8 km west
• Takasaki — 10 km southwest
• Tamamura — 12 km south
• Shibukawa — 12 km northwest
• Isesaki — 14 km southeast
• Fujioka — 17 km south
• Annaka — 18 km southwest
• Midori — 19 km east
• Honjō — 20 km southeast
• Kiryū — 22 km east

Largest cities in Gunma

• Takasaki — 372,973
• Ōta — 224,358
• Isesaki — 211,850
• Kiryū — 108,991
• Tatebayashi — 81,274
• Shibukawa — 76,098
• Fujioka — 64,539
• Annaka — 57,013
• Midori — 50,266
• Tomioka — 47,911

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.