Map of Takizawa, Japan

Takizawa is a city in Iwate, Japan, with a population of about 55,579. It lies at 39.8028°N, 141.1347°E. Takizawa is about 475 km (295 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Morioka, 12 km to the south.

Takizawa at a glance

Where is Takizawa?

• The 7th largest city in Iwate on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 21 min on the shortest day to 15 h 00 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Takizawa

• Morioka — 12 km south
• Hanamaki — 47 km south
• Hanawa — 52 km northwest
• Kitakami — 58 km south
• Ōmagari — 68 km southwest
• Daisen — 68 km southwest
• Kuji — 69 km northeast
• Miyako — 71 km east
• Ōdate — 72 km northwest
• Yokote — 74 km southwest

Largest cities in Iwate

• Morioka — 290,700
• Ichinoseki — 114,476
• Ōshū — 112,937
• Hanamaki — 94,691
• Kitakami — 93,045
• Mizusawa — 61,281
• Miyako — 51,150
• Kamaishi — 43,107
• Ōfunato — 35,452
• Kuji — 34,418

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.