Map of Kurobe-shi, Japan

Kurobe-shi is a city in Toyama, Japan, with a population of about 41,564. It lies at 36.9012°N, 137.4495°E. Kurobe-shi is about 242 km (150 mi) northwest of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Uozu, 12 km to the south.

Kurobe-shi at a glance

Where is Kurobe-shi?

• The 9th largest city in Toyama on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 38 min on the shortest day to 14 h 42 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kurobe-shi

• Uozu — 12 km south
• Namerikawa — 18 km southwest
• Toyama — 31 km southwest
• Imizu — 32 km southwest
• Nishishinminato — 36 km west
• Itoigawa — 38 km northeast
• Himimachi — 41 km west
• Himi — 42 km west
• Takaoka — 42 km southwest
• Nanao — 46 km west

Largest cities in Toyama

• Toyama — 415,844
• Takaoka — 170,077
• Imizu — 90,742
• Himimachi — 54,510
• Tonami — 48,659
• Nanto — 47,976
• Uozu — 45,848
• Himi — 43,995
• Nishishinminato — 35,994
• Namerikawa — 34,638

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.