Map of Sakurai, Japan

Sakurai is a city in Nara, Japan, with a population of about 58,386. It lies at 34.5000°N, 135.8500°E. Sakurai is about 374 km (232 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kashihara-shi, 5 km to the west.

Sakurai at a glance

Where is Sakurai?

• The 8th largest city in Nara on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 51 min on the shortest day to 14 h 28 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sakurai

• Kashihara-shi — 5 km west
• Yamato-Takada — 9 km west
• Tenri — 9 km north
• Kashiba — 13 km west
• Yamatokōriyama — 14 km northwest
• Katsuragi — 14 km west
• Nara-shi — 21 km north
• Gojō — 22 km southwest
• Tondabayashichō — 23 km west
• Kashihara — 23 km northwest

Largest cities in Nara

• Nara-shi — 367,353
• Kashihara-shi — 124,521
• Ikoma — 120,741
• Yamatokōriyama — 83,285
• Kashiba — 78,113
• Tenri — 71,052
• Yamato-Takada — 61,744
• Katsuragi — 37,352
• Gojō — 34,342

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.