Map of Chikuma, Japan

Chikuma is a city in Nagano, Japan, with a population of about 59,381. It lies at 36.5271°N, 138.0894°E. Chikuma is about 171 km (107 mi) northwest of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nagano, 16 km to the northeast.

Chikuma at a glance

Where is Chikuma?

• The 9th largest city in Nagano on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 40 min on the shortest day to 14 h 39 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Chikuma

• Nagano — 16 km northeast
• Ueda — 22 km southeast
• Suzaka — 24 km northeast
• Hotaka — 28 km southwest
• Azumino — 32 km southwest
• Matsumoto — 34 km south
• Nakano — 35 km northeast
• Komoro — 39 km southeast
• Shiojiri — 49 km south
• Saku — 49 km southeast

Largest cities in Nagano

• Nagano — 372,760
• Matsumoto — 241,145
• Ueda — 157,480
• Iida — 101,536
• Saku — 99,131
• Azumino — 94,222
• Ina — 68,177
• Shiojiri — 67,241
• Chino — 56,400
• Okaya — 54,286

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.