Map of Hotaka, Japan

Hotaka is a city in Nagano, Japan, with a population of about 33,195. It lies at 36.3396°N, 137.8825°E. Hotaka is about 178 km (111 mi) northwest of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Azumino, 6 km to the south.

Hotaka at a glance

Where is Hotaka?

• The 16th largest city in Nagano on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 41 min on the shortest day to 14 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hotaka

• Azumino — 6 km south
• Matsumoto — 14 km southeast
• Shiojiri — 28 km south
• Chikuma — 28 km northeast
• Okaya — 35 km southeast
• Ueda — 36 km east
• Suwa — 39 km southeast
• Nagano — 44 km northeast
• Chino — 45 km southeast
• Komoro — 49 km east

Largest cities in Nagano

• Nagano — 372,760
• Matsumoto — 241,145
• Ueda — 157,480
• Iida — 101,536
• Saku — 99,131
• Azumino — 94,222
• Ina — 68,177
• Shiojiri — 67,241
• Chikuma — 59,381
• Chino — 56,400

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.