Map of Nakano, Tokyo, Japan

Nakano is a city in Tokyo, Japan, with a population of about 344,880. It lies at 35.7045°N, 139.6695°E. Nakano is about 3 km (2 mi) northwest of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tokyo, 3 km to the southeast.

Nakano at a glance

Where is Nakano?

• The 4th largest city in Tokyo on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 44 min on the shortest day to 14 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Nakano

• Tokyo — 3 km southeast
• Musashino — 10 km west
• Wako — 10 km northwest
• Komae — 12 km southwest
• Kawaguchi — 12 km north
• Chōfu — 12 km southwest
• Nishi-Tokyo-shi — 12 km west
• Shimotoda — 12 km north
• Asaka — 13 km northwest
• Warabi — 13 km north

Largest cities in Tokyo

• Tokyo — 9,733,276
• Hachiōji — 579,355
• Machida — 431,079
• Fuchū — 262,790
• Chōfu — 242,614
• Nishi-Tokyo-shi — 207,388
• Hino — 190,435
• Higashimurayama — 151,815
• Musashino — 150,149
• Tama — 148,285

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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Other places named Nakano

• Nakano — Nagano, Japan

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.