Map of Suwa, Japan

Suwa is a city in Nagano, Japan, with a population of about 48,972. It lies at 36.0380°N, 138.1131°E. Suwa is about 147 km (92 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Chino, 6 km to the southeast.

Suwa at a glance

Where is Suwa?

• The 13th largest city in Nagano on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 42 min on the shortest day to 14 h 37 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Suwa

• Chino — 6 km southeast
• Okaya — 6 km west
• Shiojiri — 15 km northwest
• Matsumoto — 25 km northwest
• Ina — 27 km southwest
• Hokuto — 34 km southeast
• Azumino — 34 km northwest
• Saku — 39 km northeast
• Hotaka — 39 km northwest
• Komoro — 42 km northeast

Largest cities in Nagano

• Nagano — 372,760
• Matsumoto — 241,145
• Ueda — 157,480
• Iida — 101,536
• Saku — 99,131
• Azumino — 94,222
• Ina — 68,177
• Shiojiri — 67,241
• Chikuma — 59,381
• Chino — 56,400

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.