Map of Ichihara, Japan

Ichihara is a city in Chiba, Japan, with a population of about 283,531. It lies at 35.5167°N, 140.0833°E. Ichihara is about 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Chiba, 10 km to the north.

Ichihara at a glance

Where is Ichihara?

• The 4th largest city in Chiba on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 45 min on the shortest day to 14 h 34 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ichihara

• Chiba — 10 km north
• Sodegaura — 13 km southwest
• Yotsukaidō — 17 km northeast
• Narashino — 19 km north
• Kisarazu — 20 km southwest
• Ōami — 21 km east
• Mobara — 22 km southeast
• Urayasu — 25 km northwest
• Yachiyo — 25 km north
• Yachimata — 26 km northeast

Largest cities in Chiba

• Chiba — 979,768
• Matsudo — 498,575
• Kashiwa — 433,436
• Nagareyama — 200,136
• Yachiyo — 199,498
• Narashino — 176,197
• Sakura — 173,740
• Urayasu — 171,362
• Noda — 154,114
• Kisarazu — 136,166

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.