Map of Sasayama, Japan

Sasayama is a city in Hyōgo, Japan, with a population of about 40,050. It lies at 35.0667°N, 135.2167°E. Sasayama is about 412 km (256 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tanba, 19 km to the northwest.

Sasayama at a glance

Where is Sasayama?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 48 min on the shortest day to 14 h 31 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sasayama

• Tanba — 19 km northwest
• Sandachō — 20 km south
• Katō — 24 km southwest
• Nishiwaki — 24 km west
• Fukuchiyama — 27 km north
• Takarazuka — 32 km southeast
• Kawanishi — 33 km southeast
• Ikeda — 33 km southeast
• Kameoka — 34 km east
• Mino — 35 km southeast

Largest cities in Hyōgo

• Kobe — 1,525,152
• Himeji — 530,495
• Nishinomiya-hama — 485,587
• Amagasaki — 459,593
• Akashi — 303,601
• Kakogawachō-honmachi — 271,634
• Takarazuka — 226,432
• Itami — 198,138
• Kawanishi — 155,165
• Sandachō — 132,858

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.