Map of Utsunomiya, Japan

Utsunomiya is the administrative centre of Tochigi, Japan, with a population of about 518,757. It lies at 36.5667°N, 139.8833°E. Utsunomiya is about 99 km (62 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kanuma, 14 km to the west.

Utsunomiya at a glance

Where is Utsunomiya?

• The 26th largest city in Japan by recorded population.
• The largest city in Tochigi on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 39 min on the shortest day to 14 h 40 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Utsunomiya

• Kanuma — 14 km west
• Shimotsuke — 17 km south
• Mibu — 18 km southwest
• Mooka — 19 km southeast
• Sakura — 20 km northeast
• Tochigi — 24 km southwest
• Imaichi — 24 km northwest
• Yaita — 26 km north
• Chikusei — 29 km south
• Yūki — 30 km south

Largest cities in Tochigi

• 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
• Imaichi — 64,323

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.