Map of Gojō, Japan

Gojō is a city in Nara, Japan, with a population of about 34,342. It lies at 34.3500°N, 135.7000°E. Gojō is about 393 km (244 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hashimoto, 9 km to the southwest.

Gojō at a glance

Where is Gojō?

• The 10th largest city in Nara on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 51 min on the shortest day to 14 h 27 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Gojō

• Hashimoto — 9 km southwest
• Kawachi-Nagano — 15 km northwest
• Katsuragi — 15 km north
• Tondabayashichō — 19 km northwest
• Yamato-Takada — 19 km north
• Kashihara-shi — 20 km northeast
• Kashiba — 21 km north
• Sakurai — 22 km northeast
• Habikino — 25 km northwest
• Fujiidera — 26 km north

Largest cities in Nara

• Nara-shi — 367,353
• Kashihara-shi — 124,521
• Ikoma — 120,741
• Yamatokōriyama — 83,285
• Kashiba — 78,113
• Tenri — 71,052
• Yamato-Takada — 61,744
• Sakurai — 58,386
• Katsuragi — 37,352

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.