Map of Kobayashi, Japan

Kobayashi is a city in Miyazaki, Japan, with a population of about 44,154. It lies at 31.9833°N, 130.9833°E. Kobayashi is about 903 km (561 mi) southwest of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Miyakonojō, 29 km to the south.

Kobayashi at a glance

Where is Kobayashi?

• The 6th largest city in Miyazaki on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 03 min on the shortest day to 14 h 15 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kobayashi

• Miyakonojō — 29 km south
• Hitoyoshi — 34 km northwest
• Kirishima — 34 km southwest
• Kokubu-matsuki — 35 km southwest
• Soo — 37 km south
• Hamanoichi — 38 km southwest
• Tsuma — 41 km east
• Miyazaki — 42 km east
• Aira — 44 km southwest
• Nichinan — 56 km southeast

Largest cities in Miyazaki

• Miyazaki — 401,339
• Miyakonojō — 161,137
• Nobeoka — 119,521
• Hyūga — 60,037
• Nichinan — 51,241
• Tsuma — 34,318

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.