Map of Okayama, Japan

Okayama is the administrative centre of Okayama, Japan, with a population of about 724,691. It lies at 34.6500°N, 133.9333°E. Okayama is about 536 km (333 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tamano, 15 km to the south.

Okayama at a glance

Where is Okayama?

• The 19th largest city in Japan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 50 min on the shortest day to 14 h 29 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Okayama

• Tamano — 15 km south
• Sōja — 17 km west
• Kurashiki — 17 km southwest
• Setouchi — 19 km east
• Akaiwa — 20 km northeast
• Bizen — 32 km northeast
• Takamatsu — 37 km south
• Sakaidechō — 37 km south
• Kasaoka — 42 km west
• Shido — 42 km southeast

Largest cities in Okayama

• Kurashiki — 483,576
• Tsuyama — 102,294
• Sōja — 69,030
• Tamano — 67,786
• Kasaoka — 50,160
• Akaiwa — 43,742
• Maniwa — 42,725
• Ibara — 41,460
• Bizen — 39,117
• Setouchi — 36,048

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.