Map of Kanoya, Japan

Kanoya is a city in Kagoshima, Japan, with a population of about 101,096. It lies at 31.3833°N, 130.8500°E. Kanoya is about 949 km (589 mi) southwest of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ibusuki, 25 km to the southwest.

Kanoya at a glance

Where is Kanoya?

• The 3rd largest city in Kagoshima on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 06 min on the shortest day to 14 h 12 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kanoya

• Ibusuki — 25 km southwest
• Soo — 32 km northeast
• Kagoshima — 35 km northwest
• Hamanoichi — 39 km north
• Kokubu-matsuki — 40 km north
• Kirishima — 41 km north
• Miyakonojō — 44 km northeast
• Aira — 50 km northwest
• Kaseda-shirakame — 51 km west
• Nichinan — 55 km northeast

Largest cities in Kagoshima

• Kagoshima — 595,049
• Kirishima — 123,205
• Satsumasendai — 92,403
• Aira — 76,348
• Kokubu-matsuki — 57,896
• Izumi — 51,994
• Amami — 41,390
• Hamanoichi — 39,475
• Kaseda-shirakame — 39,012
• Ibusuki — 39,011

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.