Map of Shinjō, Japan

Shinjō is a city in Yamagata, Japan, with a population of about 41,140. It lies at 38.7586°N, 140.3008°E. Shinjō is about 346 km (215 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Higashine, 37 km to the south.

Shinjō at a glance

Where is Shinjō?

• The 8th largest city in Yamagata on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 27 min on the shortest day to 14 h 53 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Shinjō

• Higashine — 37 km south
• Tsuruoka — 42 km west
• Sakata — 42 km northwest
• Sagae — 43 km south
• Tendō — 45 km south
• Yuzawa — 49 km north
• Yamagata — 59 km south
• Furukawa — 61 km east
• Kurihara — 61 km east
• Ōsaki — 61 km east

Largest cities in Yamagata

• Yamagata — 248,772
• Tsuruoka — 125,389
• Sakata — 100,273
• Yonezawa — 94,486
• Tendō — 65,393
• Higashine — 47,682
• Sagae — 43,544
• Kaminoyama — 35,593

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.