Map of Nagasaki, Japan

Nagasaki is the administrative centre of Nagasaki, Japan, with a population of about 409,118. It lies at 32.7500°N, 129.8833°E. Nagasaki is about 959 km (596 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Obita, 7 km to the north.

Nagasaki at a glance

Where is Nagasaki?

• The 43rd 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 Nagasaki

• Obita — 7 km north
• Isahaya — 18 km northeast
• Ōmura — 20 km north
• Unzen — 34 km east
• Minamishimabara — 37 km east
• Hondomachi-hondo — 42 km southeast
• Amakusa — 43 km southeast
• Shimabara — 45 km east
• Sasebo — 49 km north
• Takeo — 51 km north

Largest cities in Nagasaki

• Sasebo — 243,223
• Isahaya — 135,546
• Ōmura — 95,397
• Obita — 45,293
• Shimabara — 43,338
• Minamishimabara — 42,330
• Unzen — 41,096
• Gotō — 34,391

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.