Map of Sōja, Japan

Sōja is a city in Okayama, Japan, with a population of about 69,030. It lies at 34.6753°N, 133.7509°E. Sōja is about 551 km (343 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kurashiki, 10 km to the south.

Sōja at a glance

Where is Sōja?

• The 4th largest city in Okayama on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 50 min on the shortest day to 14 h 29 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sōja

• Kurashiki — 10 km south
• Okayama — 17 km east
• Tamano — 25 km southeast
• Ibara — 27 km west
• Akaiwa — 29 km northeast
• Kasaoka — 29 km southwest
• Kannabechō-yahiro — 33 km southwest
• Setouchi — 36 km east
• Sakaidechō — 40 km south
• Fukuyama — 41 km southwest

Largest cities in Okayama

• Okayama — 724,691
• Kurashiki — 483,576
• Tsuyama — 102,294
• Tamano — 67,786
• Kasaoka — 50,160
• Akaiwa — 43,742
• Maniwa — 42,725
• Ibara — 41,460
• Bizen — 39,117
• Setouchi — 36,048

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.