Map of Morioka, Japan

Morioka is the administrative centre of Iwate, Japan, with a population of about 290,700. It lies at 39.7000°N, 141.1500°E. Morioka is about 464 km (288 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Takizawa, 12 km to the north.

Morioka at a glance

Where is Morioka?

• The largest city in Iwate on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 21 min on the shortest day to 14 h 59 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Morioka

• Takizawa — 12 km north
• Hanamaki — 35 km south
• Kitakami — 46 km south
• Hanawa — 62 km northwest
• Ōshū — 62 km south
• Mizusawa — 63 km south
• Daisen — 64 km southwest
• Ōmagari — 64 km southwest
• Yokote — 67 km southwest
• Miyako — 68 km east

Largest cities in Iwate

• 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
• Kuji — 34,418

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.