Map of Kobe, Japan

Kobe is the administrative centre of Hyōgo, Japan, with a population of about 1,525,152. It lies at 34.6913°N, 135.1830°E. Kobe is about 424 km (264 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ashiya, 12 km to the east.

Kobe at a glance

Where is Kobe?

• The 8th largest city in Japan by recorded population.
• The largest city in Hyōgo on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 50 min on the shortest day to 14 h 29 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kobe

• Ashiya — 12 km east
• Nishinomiya-hama — 14 km east
• Akashi — 17 km west
• Takarazuka — 20 km northeast
• Amagasaki — 22 km east
• Sandachō — 22 km north
• Miki — 22 km northwest
• Itami — 22 km northeast
• Kawanishi — 25 km northeast
• Ikeda — 27 km northeast

Largest cities in Hyōgo

• 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
• 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
• 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.