Map of Kawanishi, Japan

Kawanishi is a city in Hyōgo, Japan, with a population of about 155,165. It lies at 34.8167°N, 135.4167°E. Kawanishi is about 400 km (249 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ikeda, 1 km to the northeast.

Kawanishi at a glance

Where is Kawanishi?

• The 9th largest city in Hyōgo 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 Kawanishi

• Ikeda — 1 km northeast
• Itami — 4 km south
• Mino — 5 km east
• Takarazuka — 6 km west
• Toyonaka — 6 km southeast
• Amagasaki — 11 km south
• Nishinomiya-hama — 14 km southwest
• Ibaraki — 14 km east
• Ashiya — 14 km southwest
• Osaka — 16 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
• Sandachō — 132,858
• Ashiya — 93,922

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.