Map of Osaka, Japan

Osaka is the administrative centre of Osaka, Japan, with a population of about 2,753,862. It lies at 34.6938°N, 135.5011°E. Osaka is about 397 km (246 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Moriguchi, 7 km to the northeast.

Osaka at a glance

Where is Osaka?

• The 3rd largest city in Japan by recorded population.
• 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 Osaka

• Moriguchi — 7 km northeast
• Higashi-ōsaka — 8 km east
• Amagasaki — 8 km west
• Toyonaka — 10 km north
• Daitō — 11 km east
• Yao — 12 km southeast
• Settsu — 13 km northeast
• Sakai — 13 km south
• Itami — 14 km northwest
• Neyagawa — 14 km northeast

Largest cities in Osaka

• Sakai — 826,161
• Higashi-ōsaka — 493,940
• Hirakata — 406,331
• Toyonaka — 401,558
• Takatsuki — 354,468
• Ibaraki — 287,730
• Yao — 273,213
• Neyagawa — 238,549
• Kishiwada — 205,561
• Izumi — 184,615

Largest cities in Japan

• Tokyo — 9,733,276
• Yokohama — 3,777,491
• 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
• Hiroshima — 1,200,754

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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.