Map of Kawasaki, Japan

Kawasaki is a city in Kanagawa, Japan, with a population of about 1,538,262. It lies at 35.5206°N, 139.7172°E. Kawasaki is about 19 km (12 mi) south of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Yokohama, 11 km to the southwest.

Kawasaki at a glance

Where is Kawasaki?

• The 7th largest city in Japan by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Kanagawa 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 Kawasaki

• Yokohama — 11 km southwest
• Komae — 18 km northwest
• Tokyo — 19 km north
• Nakano — 21 km north
• Chōfu — 22 km northwest
• Urayasu — 23 km northeast
• Inagi — 23 km northwest
• Kimitsu — 23 km southeast
• Machida — 24 km west
• Yamato — 25 km west

Largest cities in Kanagawa

• Yokohama — 3,777,491
• Sagamihara — 720,780
• Fujisawa — 439,728
• Yokosuka — 409,478
• Hiratsuka — 258,422
• Chigasaki — 242,798
• Yamato — 242,065
• Atsugi — 223,960
• Odawara — 188,856
• Kamakura — 172,929

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
• Kobe — 1,525,152
• Kyoto — 1,463,723
• Saitama — 1,324,854
• Hiroshima — 1,200,754

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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.