Map of Uji, Japan

Uji is a city in Kyoto, Japan, with a population of about 192,925. It lies at 34.8904°N, 135.8032°E. Uji is about 364 km (226 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Jōyō, 5 km to the south.

Uji at a glance

Where is Uji?

• The 2nd largest city in Kyoto on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 48 min on the shortest day to 14 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Uji

• Jōyō — 5 km south
• Tanabe — 8 km southwest
• Yawata — 9 km west
• Kyōtanabe — 10 km south
• Mukō — 12 km northwest
• Ōtsu — 13 km northeast
• Kyoto — 15 km north
• Katano — 15 km southwest
• Kamigyō-ku — 16 km north
• Hirakata — 16 km southwest

Largest cities in Kyoto

• Kyoto — 1,463,723
• Kameoka — 97,181
• Maizuru — 92,465
• Kamigyō-ku — 83,000
• Kizugawa — 77,907
• Fukuchiyama — 77,306
• Jōyō — 74,607
• Kyōtanabe — 73,753
• Yawata — 71,656
• Tanabe — 65,903

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.