Map of Yaita, Japan

Yaita is a city in Tochigi, Japan, with a population of about 36,275. It lies at 36.8000°N, 139.9333°E. Yaita is about 125 km (78 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sakura, 10 km to the southeast.

Yaita at a glance

Where is Yaita?

• The 16th largest city in Tochigi on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 38 min on the shortest day to 14 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Yaita

• Sakura — 10 km southeast
• Ōtawara — 12 km northeast
• Kuroiso — 21 km northeast
• Nasushiobara — 23 km northeast
• Imaichi — 24 km southwest
• Utsunomiya — 26 km south
• Nikkō — 29 km west
• Kanuma — 33 km southwest
• Mooka — 41 km south
• Shimotsuke — 43 km south

Largest cities in Tochigi

• Utsunomiya — 518,757
• Oyama — 167,647
• Tochigi — 159,056
• Ashikaga — 144,746
• Sano — 117,669
• Nasushiobara — 115,794
• Kanuma — 94,903
• Mooka — 78,720
• Nikkō — 77,661
• Ōtawara — 72,087

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.