Map of Akita, Japan

Akita is the administrative centre of Akita, Japan, with a population of about 307,672. It lies at 39.7167°N, 140.1167°E. Akita is about 449 km (279 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Yurihonjō, 37 km to the south.

Akita at a glance

Where is Akita?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 21 min on the shortest day to 14 h 59 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Akita

• Yurihonjō — 37 km south
• Ōmagari — 43 km southeast
• Daisen — 44 km southeast
• Noshiro — 55 km north
• Yokote — 58 km southeast
• Yuzawa — 69 km southeast
• Ōdate — 72 km northeast
• Hanawa — 77 km northeast
• Takizawa — 88 km east
• Morioka — 88 km east

Largest cities in Akita

• Daisen — 91,143
• Yokote — 85,555
• Yurihonjō — 76,077
• 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.