Map of Nanao, Japan

Nanao is a city in Ishikawa, Japan, with a population of about 50,300. It lies at 37.0482°N, 136.9680°E. Nanao is about 287 km (178 mi) northwest of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Himimachi, 21 km to the south.

Nanao at a glance

Where is Nanao?

• The 6th largest city in Ishikawa on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 37 min on the shortest day to 14 h 43 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Nanao

• Himimachi — 21 km south
• Himi — 22 km south
• Nishishinminato — 31 km south
• Takaoka — 33 km south
• Imizu — 34 km southeast
• Kahoku — 40 km southwest
• Toyama — 45 km southeast
• Kurobe-shi — 46 km east
• Tsubata — 47 km southwest
• Uozu — 47 km southeast

Largest cities in Ishikawa

• Kanazawa — 466,029
• Matsutō — 110,408
• Komatsu — 108,509
• Kaga — 67,793
• Nonoichi — 57,238
• Tsubata — 37,694
• Kahoku — 34,889

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.