Map of Ōdate, Japan

Ōdate is a city in Akita, Japan, with a population of about 69,237. It lies at 40.2718°N, 140.5576°E. Ōdate is about 515 km (320 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hanawa, 22 km to the southeast.

Ōdate at a glance

Where is Ōdate?

• The 5th largest city in Akita on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 18 min on the shortest day to 15 h 03 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ōdate

• Hanawa — 22 km southeast
• Hirosaki — 36 km north
• Kuroishi — 42 km north
• Noshiro — 46 km west
• Goshogawara — 60 km north
• Aomori — 62 km north
• Towada — 68 km northeast
• Takizawa — 72 km southeast
• Akita — 72 km southwest
• Morioka — 81 km southeast

Largest cities in Akita

• Akita — 307,672
• Daisen — 91,143
• Yokote — 85,555
• Yurihonjō — 76,077
• Noshiro — 52,283
• Yuzawa — 44,346
• Ōmagari — 38,805
• Hanawa — 36,925

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.