Map of Youkaichi, Japan

Youkaichi is a city in Shiga, Japan, with a population of about 112,819. It lies at 35.1163°N, 136.1977°E. Youkaichi is about 323 km (201 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ōmihachiman, 9 km to the west.

Youkaichi at a glance

Where is Youkaichi?

• The 5th largest city in Shiga on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 47 min on the shortest day to 14 h 31 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Youkaichi

• Ōmihachiman — 9 km west
• Kōka — 16 km south
• Hikone — 16 km north
• Konan — 16 km southwest
• Yasu — 16 km west
• Minakuchichō-matoba — 17 km south
• Moriyama — 20 km west
• Rittō — 21 km southwest
• Maibara — 24 km north
• Kusatsu — 24 km southwest

Largest cities in Shiga

• Ōtsu — 345,070
• Kusatsu — 143,913
• Hikone — 113,647
• Nagahama — 113,636
• Kōka — 89,619
• Moriyama — 85,485
• Ōmihachiman — 82,233
• Rittō — 70,312
• Konan — 54,607
• Yasu — 50,695

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.