Map of Hirara, Japan

Hirara is a city in Okinawa, Japan, with a population of about 34,354. It lies at 24.8038°N, 125.3022°E. Hirara is about 1,833 km (1,139 mi) southwest of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Miyakojima, 2 km to the southeast.

Hirara at a glance

Where is Hirara?

• The 14th largest city in Okinawa on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 36 min on the shortest day to 13 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hirara

• Miyakojima — 2 km southeast
• Ishigaki — 127 km southwest
• Itoman — 279 km northeast
• Tomigusuku — 284 km northeast
• Naha — 285 km northeast
• Nanjō — 289 km northeast
• Urasoe — 292 km northeast
• Ginowan — 295 km northeast
• Yomitan — 303 km northeast
• Okinawa — 303 km northeast

Largest cities in Okinawa

• Naha — 317,625
• Okinawa — 142,752
• Uruma — 125,303
• Urasoe — 115,690
• Ginowan — 100,125
• Gushikawa — 65,251
• Tomigusuku — 64,612
• Nago — 63,554
• Itoman — 61,007
• Miyakojima — 54,908

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.