Map of Higashine, Japan

Higashine is a city in Yamagata, Japan, with a population of about 47,682. It lies at 38.4389°N, 140.4006°E. Higashine is about 312 km (194 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tendō, 10 km to the south.

Higashine at a glance

Where is Higashine?

• The 6th largest city in Yamagata on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 29 min on the shortest day to 14 h 51 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Higashine

• Tendō — 10 km south
• Sagae — 13 km southwest
• Yamagata — 23 km south
• Kaminoyama — 34 km south
• Shinjō — 37 km north
• Tomiya — 43 km east
• Sendai — 45 km southeast
• Murata — 45 km southeast
• Furukawa — 51 km east
• Rifu — 52 km east

Largest cities in Yamagata

• Yamagata — 248,772
• Tsuruoka — 125,389
• Sakata — 100,273
• Yonezawa — 94,486
• Tendō — 65,393
• Sagae — 43,544
• Shinjō — 41,140
• Kaminoyama — 35,593

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.