Map of Sendai, Japan

Sendai is the administrative centre of Miyagi, Japan, with a population of about 1,096,704. It lies at 38.2667°N, 140.8667°E. Sendai is about 305 km (190 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Natori-shi, 11 km to the south.

Sendai at a glance

Where is Sendai?

• The 12th largest city in Japan by recorded population.
• The largest city in Miyagi on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 30 min on the shortest day to 14 h 50 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sendai

• Natori-shi — 11 km south
• Rifu — 12 km northeast
• Tagajō-shi — 12 km east
• Tomiya — 14 km north
• Shiogama — 16 km east
• Iwanuma — 18 km south
• Murata — 21 km southwest
• Watari — 26 km south
• Higashimatsushima — 31 km northeast
• Kakuda — 34 km south

Largest cities in Miyagi

• Ishinomaki — 140,151
• Ōsaki — 128,763
• Natori-shi — 78,718
• Tome — 77,897
• Furukawa — 76,312
• Kurihara — 66,565
• Tagajō-shi — 62,827
• Kesennuma — 61,147
• Shiogama — 52,662
• Tomiya — 52,433

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.