Map of Amakusa, Japan

Amakusa is a city in Kumamoto, Japan, with a population of about 83,082. It lies at 32.4586°N, 130.1931°E. Amakusa is about 945 km (587 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hondomachi-hondo, 2 km to the west.

Amakusa at a glance

Where is Amakusa?

• The 3rd largest city in Kumamoto on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 01 min on the shortest day to 14 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Amakusa

• Hondomachi-hondo — 2 km west
• Minamishimabara — 25 km north
• Unzen — 35 km north
• Honmachi — 38 km east
• Shimabara — 40 km northeast
• Nagasaki — 43 km northwest
• Isahaya — 45 km north
• Izumi — 45 km south
• Uki — 48 km northeast
• Obita — 49 km northwest

Largest cities in Kumamoto

• Kumamoto — 738,907
• Honmachi — 123,067
• Tamana — 64,292
• Kōshi — 61,772
• Uki — 59,928
• Arao — 53,675
• Kikuchi — 49,455
• Yamaga — 49,082
• Hondomachi-hondo — 40,787
• Hitoyoshi — 38,006

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.