Map of Katō, Japan

Katō is a city in Hyōgo, Japan, with a population of about 40,645. It lies at 34.9242°N, 135.0261°E. Katō is about 432 km (268 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nishiwaki, 8 km to the northwest.

Katō at a glance

Where is Katō?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 48 min on the shortest day to 14 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Katō

• Nishiwaki — 8 km northwest
• Ono — 12 km southwest
• Miki — 14 km south
• Kasai — 16 km west
• Sandachō — 19 km east
• Sasayama — 24 km northeast
• Kakogawachō-honmachi — 25 km southwest
• Tanba — 26 km north
• Takasago — 28 km southwest
• Kobe — 30 km southeast

Largest cities in Hyōgo

• Kobe — 1,525,152
• Himeji — 530,495
• Nishinomiya-hama — 485,587
• Amagasaki — 459,593
• Akashi — 303,601
• Kakogawachō-honmachi — 271,634
• Takarazuka — 226,432
• Itami — 198,138
• Kawanishi — 155,165
• Sandachō — 132,858

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.