Map of Yasu, Japan

Yasu is a city in Shiga, Japan, with a population of about 50,695. It lies at 35.1005°N, 136.0178°E. Yasu is about 339 km (211 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Moriyama, 5 km to the southwest.

Yasu at a glance

Where is Yasu?

• The 11th largest city in Shiga on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 47 min on the shortest day to 14 h 31 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Yasu

• Moriyama — 5 km southwest
• Ōmihachiman — 8 km northeast
• Rittō — 8 km south
• Kusatsu — 10 km southwest
• Konan — 13 km southeast
• Youkaichi — 16 km east
• Ōtsu — 18 km southwest
• Kōka — 18 km southeast
• Minakuchichō-matoba — 20 km southeast
• Kamigyō-ku — 25 km west

Largest cities in Shiga

• Ōtsu — 345,070
• Kusatsu — 143,913
• Hikone — 113,647
• Nagahama — 113,636
• Youkaichi — 112,819
• Kōka — 89,619
• Moriyama — 85,485
• Ōmihachiman — 82,233
• Rittō — 70,312
• Konan — 54,607

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.