Map of Naka, Japan

Naka is a city in Ibaraki, Japan, with a population of about 53,137. It lies at 36.0500°N, 140.1667°E. Naka is about 59 km (36 mi) northeast of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tsuchiura, 6 km to the northeast.

Naka at a glance

Where is Naka?

• The 19th largest city in Ibaraki on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 42 min on the shortest day to 14 h 37 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Naka

• Tsuchiura — 6 km northeast
• Ushiku — 10 km south
• Kasumigaura — 14 km northeast
• Tsukubamirai — 16 km southwest
• Ryūgasaki — 17 km south
• Mitsukaidō — 17 km west
• Ishioka — 17 km northeast
• Inashiki — 18 km southeast
• Tsukuba — 18 km north
• Toride — 18 km southwest

Largest cities in Ibaraki

• Mito — 270,685
• Tsukuba — 241,656
• Hitachi — 174,508
• Hitachi-Naka — 156,581
• Tsuchiura — 144,399
• Koga — 139,344
• Toride — 104,524
• Chikusei — 100,753
• Kamisu — 95,454
• Ryūgasaki — 85,761

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.