Map of Nara-shi, Japan

Nara-shi is the administrative centre of Nara, Japan, with a population of about 367,353. It lies at 34.6850°N, 135.8048°E. Nara-shi is about 370 km (230 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kizugawa, 7 km to the northeast.

Nara-shi at a glance

Where is Nara-shi?

• The largest city in Nara on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 50 min on the shortest day to 14 h 29 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Nara-shi

• Kizugawa — 7 km northeast
• Yamatokōriyama — 9 km south
• Ikoma — 10 km west
• Tenri — 12 km south
• Shijōnawate — 12 km northwest
• Kyōtanabe — 14 km north
• Tanabe — 16 km north
• Katano — 16 km northwest
• Daitō — 17 km west
• Jōyō — 18 km north

Largest cities in Nara

• Kashihara-shi — 124,521
• Ikoma — 120,741
• Yamatokōriyama — 83,285
• Kashiba — 78,113
• Tenri — 71,052
• Yamato-Takada — 61,744
• Sakurai — 58,386
• Katsuragi — 37,352
• Gojō — 34,342

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.