Map of Okinawa, Japan

Okinawa is a city in Japan, with a population of about 142,752. It lies at 26.3358°N, 127.8014°E. Okinawa is about 1,536 km (954 mi) southwest of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Gushikawa, 7 km to the east.

Okinawa at a glance

Where is Okinawa?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 29 min on the shortest day to 13 h 47 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Okinawa

• Gushikawa — 7 km east
• Katsuren-haebaru — 7 km east
• Uruma — 7 km northeast
• Ginowan — 9 km southwest
• Yomitan — 9 km northwest
• Urasoe — 11 km southwest
• Naha — 18 km southwest
• Tomigusuku — 20 km southwest
• Nanjō — 22 km south
• Itoman — 27 km southwest

Largest cities in Okinawa

• Naha — 317,625
• Uruma — 125,303
• Urasoe — 115,690
• Ginowan — 100,125
• Gushikawa — 65,251
• Tomigusuku — 64,612
• Nago — 63,554
• Itoman — 61,007
• Miyakojima — 54,908
• Ishigaki — 47,637

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.