Map of Sanjō, Japan

Sanjō is a city in Niigata, Japan, with a population of about 94,642. It lies at 37.6167°N, 138.9500°E. Sanjō is about 224 km (139 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tsubame, 6 km to the north.

Sanjō at a glance

Where is Sanjō?

• The 5th largest city in Niigata on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 34 min on the shortest day to 14 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sanjō

• Tsubame — 6 km north
• Mitsuke — 9 km south
• Shirone — 18 km north
• Nagaoka — 21 km southwest
• Gosen — 23 km northeast
• Niitsu-honchō — 25 km northeast
• Agano — 34 km northeast
• Niigata — 35 km north
• Ojiya — 38 km south
• Uonuma — 41 km south

Largest cities in Niigata

• Niigata — 797,591
• Nagaoka — 266,936
• Jōetsu — 189,430
• Shibata — 96,236
• Kashiwazaki — 86,183
• Tsubame — 77,382
• Niitsu-honchō — 65,910
• Murakami — 58,300
• Minamiuonuma — 55,354
• Tōkamachi — 53,333

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.