Map of Niigata, Japan

Niigata is the administrative centre of Niigata, Japan, with a population of about 797,591. It lies at 37.9226°N, 139.0412°E. Niigata is about 255 km (158 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Niitsu-honchō, 15 km to the southeast.

Niigata at a glance

Where is Niigata?

• The 16th largest city in Japan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 32 min on the shortest day to 14 h 48 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Niigata

• Niitsu-honchō — 15 km southeast
• Shirone — 18 km south
• Agano — 19 km southeast
• Gosen — 24 km southeast
• Shibata — 26 km east
• Tsubame — 30 km south
• Sanjō — 35 km south
• Mitsuke — 44 km south
• Murakami — 52 km northeast
• Nagaoka — 55 km south

Largest cities in Niigata

• Nagaoka — 266,936
• Jōetsu — 189,430
• Shibata — 96,236
• Sanjō — 94,642
• Kashiwazaki — 86,183
• Tsubame — 77,382
• Niitsu-honchō — 65,910
• Murakami — 58,300
• Minamiuonuma — 55,354
• Tōkamachi — 53,333

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.