Map of Yachiyo, Japan

Yachiyo is a city in Chiba, Japan, with a population of about 199,498. It lies at 35.7353°N, 140.1244°E. Yachiyo is about 39 km (24 mi) east of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Shiroi, 9 km to the northwest.

Yachiyo at a glance

Where is Yachiyo?

• The 6th largest city in Chiba on this site.
• 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 Yachiyo

• Shiroi — 9 km northwest
• Narashino — 10 km southwest
• Sakura — 10 km east
• Yotsukaidō — 10 km south
• Inzai — 12 km north
• Kamagaya — 12 km west
• Chiba — 15 km south
• Abiko — 18 km northwest
• Narita — 18 km east
• Toride — 19 km north

Largest cities in Chiba

• Chiba — 979,768
• Matsudo — 498,575
• Kashiwa — 433,436
• Ichihara — 283,531
• Nagareyama — 200,136
• Narashino — 176,197
• Sakura — 173,740
• Urayasu — 171,362
• Noda — 154,114
• Kisarazu — 136,166

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.