Map of Shimodate, Japan

Shimodate is a city in Ibaraki, Japan, with a population of about 63,666. It lies at 36.3000°N, 139.9833°E. Shimodate is about 73 km (45 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Chikusei, 2 km to the north.

Shimodate at a glance

Where is Shimodate?

• The 16th largest city in Ibaraki on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 41 min on the shortest day to 14 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Shimodate

• Chikusei — 2 km north
• Yūki — 9 km west
• Iwase — 12 km northeast
• Shimo-tsuma — 13 km south
• Sakuragawa — 13 km southeast
• Mooka — 15 km north
• Tsukuba — 15 km southeast
• Shimotsuke — 16 km northwest
• Oyama — 16 km west
• Mibu — 21 km northwest

Largest cities in Ibaraki

• Mito — 270,685
• Tsukuba — 241,656
• Hitachi — 174,508
• Hitachi-Naka — 156,581
• Tsuchiura — 144,399
• Koga — 139,344
• Toride — 104,524
• Chikusei — 100,753
• Kamisu — 95,454
• Ryūgasaki — 85,761

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.