Map of Sagae, Japan

Sagae is a city in Yamagata, Japan, with a population of about 43,544. It lies at 38.3725°N, 140.2725°E. Sagae is about 303 km (188 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tendō, 9 km to the east.

Sagae at a glance

Where is Sagae?

• The 7th largest city in Yamagata on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 29 min on the shortest day to 14 h 51 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sagae

• Tendō — 9 km east
• Higashine — 13 km northeast
• Yamagata — 18 km southeast
• Kaminoyama — 24 km south
• Shinjō — 43 km north
• Murata — 49 km southeast
• Shiroishi — 51 km southeast
• Sendai — 53 km east
• Yonezawa — 53 km south
• Tomiya — 54 km east

Largest cities in Yamagata

• Yamagata — 248,772
• Tsuruoka — 125,389
• Sakata — 100,273
• Yonezawa — 94,486
• Tendō — 65,393
• Higashine — 47,682
• Shinjō — 41,140
• Kaminoyama — 35,593

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.