Map of Sabae, Japan

Sabae is a city in Fukui, Japan, with a population of about 68,302. It lies at 35.9465°N, 136.1850°E. Sabae is about 317 km (197 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Echizen, 7 km to the south.

Sabae at a glance

Where is Sabae?

• The 5th largest city in Fukui on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 43 min on the shortest day to 14 h 36 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sabae

• Echizen — 7 km south
• Fukui-shi — 14 km north
• Sakai — 22 km north
• Maruoka — 24 km north
• Ono — 27 km east
• Tsuruga — 34 km south
• Kaga — 42 km north
• Komatsu — 56 km northeast
• Takashima — 61 km south
• Nagahama — 63 km south

Largest cities in Fukui

• Fukui-shi — 262,328
• Sakai — 92,210
• Echizen — 83,078
• Tsuruga — 68,482
• Ono — 33,640
• Maruoka — 33,563

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.