Map of Shimotsuke, Japan

Shimotsuke is a city in Tochigi, Japan, with a population of about 60,274. It lies at 36.4132°N, 139.8662°E. Shimotsuke is about 82 km (51 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mibu, 6 km to the west.

Shimotsuke at a glance

Where is Shimotsuke?

• The 13th largest city in Tochigi on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 40 min on the shortest day to 14 h 39 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Shimotsuke

• Mibu — 6 km west
• Tochigi — 12 km west
• Yūki — 13 km south
• Mooka — 14 km east
• Oyama — 14 km southwest
• Chikusei — 15 km southeast
• Shimodate — 16 km southeast
• Utsunomiya — 17 km north
• Kanuma — 19 km northwest
• Iwase — 22 km east

Largest cities in Tochigi

• Utsunomiya — 518,757
• Oyama — 167,647
• Tochigi — 159,056
• Ashikaga — 144,746
• Sano — 117,669
• Nasushiobara — 115,794
• Kanuma — 94,903
• Mooka — 78,720
• Nikkō — 77,661
• Ōtawara — 72,087

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.