Map of Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo is the capital of Japan, with a population of about 9,733,276. It lies at 35.6895°N, 139.6917°E. The nearest city on our map is Nakano, 3 km to the northwest.

Tokyo at a glance

Where is Tokyo?

• The largest city in Japan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 44 min on the shortest day to 14 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Tokyo

• Nakano — 3 km northwest
• Musashino — 12 km west
• Komae — 12 km southwest
• Wako — 13 km northwest
• Kawaguchi — 13 km north
• Chōfu — 13 km west
• Shimotoda — 14 km north
• Nishi-Tokyo-shi — 14 km west
• Warabi — 15 km north
• Asaka — 15 km northwest

Largest cities in Tokyo

• Hachiōji — 579,355
• Machida — 431,079
• Nakano — 344,880
• Fuchū — 262,790
• Chōfu — 242,614
• Nishi-Tokyo-shi — 207,388
• Hino — 190,435
• Higashimurayama — 151,815
• Musashino — 150,149
• Tama — 148,285

Largest cities in Japan

• 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
• Hiroshima — 1,200,754

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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.