Map of Yurihonjō, Japan

Yurihonjō is a city in Akita, Japan, with a population of about 76,077. It lies at 39.3895°N, 140.0581°E. Yurihonjō is about 413 km (256 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Akita, 37 km to the north.

Yurihonjō at a glance

Where is Yurihonjō?

• The 4th largest city in Akita on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 23 min on the shortest day to 14 h 57 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Yurihonjō

• Akita — 37 km north
• Ōmagari — 37 km east
• Daisen — 38 km east
• Yokote — 43 km east
• Yuzawa — 45 km southeast
• Sakata — 55 km south
• Shinjō — 73 km south
• Tsuruoka — 77 km south
• Hanamaki — 91 km east
• Noshiro — 91 km north

Largest cities in Akita

• Akita — 307,672
• Daisen — 91,143
• Yokote — 85,555
• Ōdate — 69,237
• Noshiro — 52,283
• Yuzawa — 44,346
• Ōmagari — 38,805
• Hanawa — 36,925

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.