Map of Jōyō, Japan

Jōyō is a city in Kyoto, Japan, with a population of about 74,607. It lies at 34.8440°N, 135.8056°E. Jōyō is about 365 km (227 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tanabe, 4 km to the southwest.

Jōyō at a glance

Where is Jōyō?

• The 8th largest city in Kyoto on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 49 min on the shortest day to 14 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Jōyō

• Tanabe — 4 km southwest
• Uji — 5 km north
• Kyōtanabe — 6 km southwest
• Yawata — 10 km west
• Katano — 12 km southwest
• Kizugawa — 12 km south
• Hirakata — 15 km west
• Mukō — 16 km northwest
• Shijōnawate — 17 km southwest
• Takatsuki — 17 km west

Largest cities in Kyoto

• Kyoto — 1,463,723
• Uji — 192,925
• Kameoka — 97,181
• Maizuru — 92,465
• Kamigyō-ku — 83,000
• Kizugawa — 77,907
• Fukuchiyama — 77,306
• Kyōtanabe — 73,753
• Yawata — 71,656
• Tanabe — 65,903

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.