Map of Yonezawa, Japan

Yonezawa is a city in Yamagata, Japan, with a population of about 94,486. It lies at 37.9100°N, 140.1167°E. Yonezawa is about 250 km (155 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kaminoyama, 30 km to the northeast.

Yonezawa at a glance

Where is Yonezawa?

• The 4th largest city in Yamagata on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 32 min on the shortest day to 14 h 48 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Yonezawa

• Kaminoyama — 30 km northeast
• Date — 35 km east
• Fukushima — 36 km southeast
• Kitakata — 36 km southwest
• Yamagata — 42 km northeast
• Shiroishi — 45 km east
• Nihommatsu — 46 km southeast
• Aizu-Wakamatsu — 49 km south
• Sagae — 53 km north
• Tendō — 54 km northeast

Largest cities in Yamagata

• Yamagata — 248,772
• Tsuruoka — 125,389
• Sakata — 100,273
• Tendō — 65,393
• Higashine — 47,682
• Sagae — 43,544
• Shinjō — 41,140
• Kaminoyama — 35,593

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.