Map of Hōfu, Japan

Hōfu is a city in Yamaguchi, Japan, with a population of about 116,925. It lies at 34.0500°N, 131.5667°E. Hōfu is about 763 km (474 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Yamaguchi, 17 km to the northwest.

Hōfu at a glance

Where is Hōfu?

• The 6th largest city in Yamaguchi on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 53 min on the shortest day to 14 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hōfu

• Yamaguchi — 17 km northwest
• Tokuyama — 23 km east
• Shūnan — 24 km east
• Kudamatsu — 28 km east
• Ube — 31 km west
• Onoda — 36 km west
• Hikari — 37 km east
• Sanyōonoda — 37 km west
• Hagi — 41 km north
• Shimonoseki — 59 km west

Largest cities in Yamaguchi

• Shimonoseki — 265,684
• Yamaguchi — 193,966
• Ube — 173,733
• Shūnan — 149,632
• Iwakuni — 129,125
• Tokuyama — 101,133
• Sanyōonoda — 60,326
• Kudamatsu — 55,887
• Hikari — 51,040
• Hagi — 44,626

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.