Map of Hikone, Japan

Hikone is a city in Shiga, Japan, with a population of about 113,647. It lies at 35.2500°N, 136.2500°E. Hikone is about 315 km (196 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Maibara, 8 km to the north.

Hikone at a glance

Where is Hikone?

• The 3rd largest city in Shiga on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 47 min on the shortest day to 14 h 32 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hikone

• Maibara — 8 km north
• Nagahama — 15 km north
• Youkaichi — 16 km south
• Ōmihachiman — 19 km southwest
• Yasu — 27 km southwest
• Takashima — 28 km northwest
• Kōka — 31 km south
• Konan — 31 km southwest
• Moriyama — 32 km southwest
• Minakuchichō-matoba — 32 km south

Largest cities in Shiga

• Ōtsu — 345,070
• Kusatsu — 143,913
• Nagahama — 113,636
• Youkaichi — 112,819
• Kōka — 89,619
• Moriyama — 85,485
• Ōmihachiman — 82,233
• Rittō — 70,312
• Konan — 54,607
• Yasu — 50,695

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.