Map of Tsuruoka, Japan

Tsuruoka is a city in Yamagata, Japan, with a population of about 125,389. It lies at 38.7217°N, 139.8217°E. Tsuruoka is about 337 km (210 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sakata, 22 km to the north.

Tsuruoka at a glance

Where is Tsuruoka?

• The 2nd 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 Tsuruoka

• Sakata — 22 km north
• Shinjō — 42 km east
• Sagae — 55 km southeast
• Higashine — 59 km southeast
• Murakami — 62 km southwest
• Tendō — 63 km southeast
• Yamagata — 72 km southeast
• Kaminoyama — 74 km southeast
• Yuzawa — 77 km northeast
• Yurihonjō — 77 km north

Largest cities in Yamagata

• Yamagata — 248,772
• Sakata — 100,273
• Yonezawa — 94,486
• Tendō — 65,393
• Higashine — 47,682
• Sagae — 43,544
• Shinjō — 41,140
• 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.