Map of Takamatsu, Japan

Takamatsu is the administrative centre of Kagawa, Japan, with a population of about 418,994. It lies at 34.3333°N, 134.0500°E. Takamatsu is about 535 km (333 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Shido, 11 km to the east.

Takamatsu at a glance

Where is Takamatsu?

• The 40th largest city in Japan by recorded population.
• The largest city in Kagawa on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 51 min on the shortest day to 14 h 27 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Takamatsu

• Shido — 11 km east
• Sakaidechō — 20 km west
• Tamano — 23 km northwest
• Marugame — 25 km west
• Awa — 34 km southeast
• Okayama — 37 km north
• Mitoyo — 37 km west
• Setouchi — 37 km north
• Kurashiki — 38 km northwest
• Yoshinogawa — 40 km southeast

Largest cities in Kagawa

• Marugame — 109,513
• Mitoyo — 65,713
• Kan’onjichō — 57,438
• Sakaidechō — 57,090
• Shido — 47,003

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.