Map of Hamada, Japan

Hamada is a city in Shimane, Japan, with a population of about 57,142. It lies at 34.8833°N, 132.0833°E. Hamada is about 696 km (433 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Masuda, 32 km to the southwest.

Hamada at a glance

Where is Hamada?

• The 3rd largest city in Shimane on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 49 min on the shortest day to 14 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hamada

• Masuda — 32 km southwest
• Ōdachō-ōda — 52 km northeast
• Hiroshima — 63 km southeast
• Hatsukaichi — 64 km south
• Miyoshi — 71 km east
• Higashihiroshima — 80 km southeast
• Iwakuni — 81 km south
• Hagi — 81 km southwest
• Izumo — 82 km northeast
• Unnan — 84 km northeast

Largest cities in Shimane

• Matsue — 203,616
• Izumo — 172,775
• Masuda — 45,003
• Unnan — 43,269
• Yasugichō — 38,875
• Ōdachō-ōda — 34,354

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.