Map of Hanamaki, Japan

Hanamaki is a city in Iwate, Japan, with a population of about 94,691. It lies at 39.3833°N, 141.1167°E. Hanamaki is about 430 km (267 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kitakami, 11 km to the south.

Hanamaki at a glance

Where is Hanamaki?

• The 4th largest city in Iwate on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 23 min on the shortest day to 14 h 57 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hanamaki

• Kitakami — 11 km south
• Ōshū — 28 km south
• Mizusawa — 28 km south
• Morioka — 35 km north
• Takizawa — 47 km north
• Yokote — 49 km west
• Ichinoseki — 52 km south
• Daisen — 54 km west
• Ōmagari — 55 km west
• Yuzawa — 58 km southwest

Largest cities in Iwate

• Morioka — 290,700
• Ichinoseki — 114,476
• Ōshū — 112,937
• Kitakami — 93,045
• Mizusawa — 61,281
• Takizawa — 55,579
• Miyako — 51,150
• Kamaishi — 43,107
• Ōfunato — 35,452
• Kuji — 34,418

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.