Map of Sakata, Japan

Sakata is a city in Yamagata, Japan, with a population of about 100,273. It lies at 38.9167°N, 139.8550°E. Sakata is about 359 km (223 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tsuruoka, 22 km to the south.

Sakata at a glance

Where is Sakata?

• The 3rd largest city in Yamagata on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 26 min on the shortest day to 14 h 54 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sakata

• Tsuruoka — 22 km south
• Shinjō — 42 km southeast
• Yurihonjō — 55 km north
• Yuzawa — 62 km northeast
• Sagae — 71 km southeast
• Higashine — 71 km southeast
• Yokote — 75 km northeast
• Tendō — 77 km southeast
• Daisen — 80 km northeast
• Ōmagari — 80 km northeast

Largest cities in Yamagata

• Yamagata — 248,772
• Tsuruoka — 125,389
• Yonezawa — 94,486
• Tendō — 65,393
• Higashine — 47,682
• Sagae — 43,544
• 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.