Map of Saitama, Japan

Saitama is the administrative centre of Saitama, Japan, with a population of about 1,324,854. It lies at 35.9081°N, 139.6566°E. Saitama is about 25 km (15 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Yono, 3 km to the southwest.

Saitama at a glance

Where is Saitama?

• The 10th largest city in Japan by recorded population.
• 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 Saitama

• Yono — 3 km southwest
• Hasuda — 7 km north
• Iwatsuki — 7 km northeast
• Ageoshimo — 8 km northwest
• Warabi — 10 km south
• Shiki — 11 km southwest
• Shimotoda — 11 km south
• Hatogaya-honchō — 11 km southeast
• Kasukabe — 12 km northeast
• Koshigaya — 12 km east

Largest cities in Saitama

• Kawaguchi — 607,373
• Kawagoe — 354,571
• Koshigaya — 345,353
• Tokorozawa — 344,194
• Sōka — 249,645
• Kasukabe — 229,792
• Ageoshimo — 226,940
• Kumagaya — 195,277
• Niiza — 166,017
• Sayama — 160,843

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
• 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.