Map of Nagahama, Japan

Nagahama is a city in Shiga, Japan, with a population of about 113,636. It lies at 35.3833°N, 136.2667°E. Nagahama is about 312 km (194 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Maibara, 8 km to the south.

Nagahama at a glance

Where is Nagahama?

• The 4th largest city in Shiga on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 46 min on the shortest day to 14 h 33 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Nagahama

• Maibara — 8 km south
• Hikone — 15 km south
• Takashima — 23 km west
• Youkaichi — 30 km south
• Ōgaki — 32 km east
• Ōmihachiman — 32 km southwest
• Tsuruga — 35 km northwest
• Mizuho — 36 km east
• Hashima — 38 km east
• Yasu — 39 km southwest

Largest cities in Shiga

• Ōtsu — 345,070
• Kusatsu — 143,913
• Hikone — 113,647
• Youkaichi — 112,819
• Kōka — 89,619
• Moriyama — 85,485
• Ōmihachiman — 82,233
• Rittō — 70,312
• Konan — 54,607
• Yasu — 50,695

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.