Map of Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan

Tanabe is a city in Wakayama, Japan, with a population of about 70,972. It lies at 33.7333°N, 135.3667°E. Tanabe is about 451 km (280 mi) southwest of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kainan, 49 km to the north.

Tanabe at a glance

Where is Tanabe?

• The 2nd largest city in Wakayama on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 54 min on the shortest day to 14 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Tanabe

• Kainan — 49 km north
• Minato — 57 km north
• Iwade — 58 km north
• Kinokawa — 60 km north
• Hannan — 68 km north
• Hashimoto — 69 km north
• Sennan — 69 km north
• Anan — 69 km west
• Gojō — 75 km northeast
• Izumisano — 76 km north

Largest cities in Wakayama

• Minato — 375,339
• Hashimoto — 61,063
• Kinokawa — 60,592
• Iwade — 53,967
• Kainan — 48,369

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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Other places named Tanabe

• Tanabe — Kyoto, Japan

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.