Map of Nichinan, Japan

Nichinan is a city in Miyazaki, Japan, with a population of about 51,241. It lies at 31.6000°N, 131.3667°E. Nichinan is about 894 km (556 mi) southwest of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Miyakonojō, 32 km to the northwest.

Nichinan at a glance

Where is Nichinan?

• The 5th largest city in Miyazaki on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 05 min on the shortest day to 14 h 13 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Nichinan

• Miyakonojō — 32 km northwest
• Miyazaki — 36 km north
• Soo — 36 km west
• Kanoya — 55 km southwest
• Tsuma — 56 km north
• Kobayashi — 56 km northwest
• Kokubu-matsuki — 59 km west
• Kirishima — 59 km west
• Hamanoichi — 61 km west
• Aira — 76 km west

Largest cities in Miyazaki

• Miyazaki — 401,339
• Miyakonojō — 161,137
• Nobeoka — 119,521
• Hyūga — 60,037
• Kobayashi — 44,154
• 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.