Map of Shimabara, Japan

Shimabara is a city in Nagasaki, Japan, with a population of about 43,338. It lies at 32.7833°N, 130.3667°E. Shimabara is about 916 km (569 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Unzen, 11 km to the west.

Shimabara at a glance

Where is Shimabara?

• The 6th largest city in Nagasaki on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 59 min on the shortest day to 14 h 19 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Shimabara

• Unzen — 11 km west
• Minamishimabara — 15 km southwest
• Arao — 23 km north
• Tamana — 27 km northeast
• Ōmuta — 29 km north
• Uto — 30 km east
• Kumamoto — 30 km east
• Isahaya — 31 km west
• Uki — 33 km southeast
• Honmachi — 38 km southeast

Largest cities in Nagasaki

• Nagasaki — 409,118
• Sasebo — 243,223
• Isahaya — 135,546
• Ōmura — 95,397
• Obita — 45,293
• Minamishimabara — 42,330
• Unzen — 41,096
• Gotō — 34,391

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.