Map of Yame, Japan

Yame is a city in Fukuoka, Japan, with a population of about 60,608. It lies at 33.2279°N, 130.6487°E. Yame is about 873 km (542 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Chikugo, 15 km to the west.

Yame at a glance

Where is Yame?

• The 15th largest city in Fukuoka on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 57 min on the shortest day to 14 h 21 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Yame

• Chikugo — 15 km west
• Kurume — 16 km northwest
• Miyama — 18 km southwest
• Tosu — 20 km northwest
• Ogōri — 20 km northwest
• Amagi — 21 km north
• Asakura — 22 km north
• Yamaga — 24 km south
• Yanagawa — 24 km west
• Ōkawa — 26 km west

Largest cities in Fukuoka

• Fukuoka — 1,612,392
• Kitakyushu — 940,978
• Kurume — 303,579
• Ōmuta — 131,974
• Iizuka — 126,364
• Kasuga — 111,023
• Chikushino-shi — 103,311
• Itoshima — 98,877
• Munakata — 97,095
• Dazaifu — 73,164

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.