Map of Sakura, Chiba, Japan

Sakura is a city in Chiba, Japan, with a population of about 173,740. It lies at 35.7167°N, 140.2333°E. Sakura is about 49 km (30 mi) east of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Yotsukaidō, 10 km to the southwest.

Sakura at a glance

Where is Sakura?

• The 8th largest city in Chiba on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 44 min on the shortest day to 14 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sakura

• Yotsukaidō — 10 km southwest
• Yachiyo — 10 km west
• Narita — 11 km northeast
• Yachimata — 11 km southeast
• Inzai — 15 km northwest
• Chiba — 17 km southwest
• Shiroi — 18 km northwest
• Narashino — 18 km west
• Sanmu — 19 km southeast
• Ryūgasaki — 21 km north

Largest cities in Chiba

• Chiba — 979,768
• Matsudo — 498,575
• Kashiwa — 433,436
• Ichihara — 283,531
• Nagareyama — 200,136
• Yachiyo — 199,498
• Narashino — 176,197
• Urayasu — 171,362
• Noda — 154,114
• Kisarazu — 136,166

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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Other places named Sakura

• Sakura — Tochigi, Japan

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.