Highest Major Cities in Japan

Cities in Japan with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Fujikawaguchiko26,540 people · Yamanashi

1,086 m

Fujiyoshida48,782 people · Yamanashi

1,055 m

Karuizawa20,023 people · Nagano

952 m

Miyota15,562 people · Nagano

928 m

Chino56,400 people · Nagano

801 m

Gero35,000 people · Gifu

781 m

Okaya54,286 people · Nagano

773 m

Shimosuwa20,055 people · Nagano

768 m

Suwa48,972 people · Nagano

762 m

Shiojiri67,241 people · Nagano

729 m

Tatsuno18,951 people · Nagano

726 m

Hokuto46,888 people · Yamanashi

715 m

Ōmachi27,559 people · Nagano

714 m

Komoro46,272 people · Nagano

686 m

Saku99,131 people · Nagano

684 m

Kinoshita24,989 people · Nagano

679 m

Minamiminowa15,797 people · Nagano

672 m

Komagane32,202 people · Nagano

640 m

Tōmi30,122 people · Nagano

639 m

Ina68,177 people · Nagano

638 m

Kōshū31,526 people · Yamanashi

635 m

Tsuru31,016 people · Yamanashi

596 m

Matsumoto241,145 people · Nagano

593 m

Takayama88,473 people · Gifu

583 m

Azumino94,222 people · Nagano

568 m

Kamimaruko25,403 people · Nagano

563 m

Nikkō77,661 people · Tochigi

555 m

Toyoshina27,834 people · Nagano

553 m

Hotaka33,195 people · Nagano

547 m

Unzen41,096 people · Nagasaki

546 m

Ueda157,480 people · Nagano

536 m

Aso27,039 people · Kumamoto

520 m

Iida101,536 people · Nagano

517 m

Furukawa22,538 people · Gifu

491 m

Hida22,538 people · Gifu

486 m

Tamura35,169 people · Fukushima

468 m

Gotemba86,614 people · Shizuoka

446 m

Funehikimachi-funehiki23,524 people · Fukushima

441 m

Shinagawa422,488 people · Ehime

426 m

Yufu32,772 people · Oita

421 m

Sakaki15,025 people · Nagano

416 m

Suzaka54,022 people · Nagano

401 m

Ōuda-yamaguchi28,121 people · Nara

398 m

Kumakura20,808 people · Fukushima

397 m

Enzan25,142 people · Yamanashi

393 m

Imaichi64,323 people · Tochigi

391 m

Minakami18,383 people · Gunma

391 m

Aizu-misato Machi19,014 people · Fukushima

389 m

Semboku25,857 people · Akita

389 m

Chikuma59,381 people · Nagano

388 m

Highlights

Within Japan, Fujikawaguchiko ranks first in 2026 with 1,086 m, followed by Fujiyoshida (1,055 m) and Karuizawa (952 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,086 m (Fujikawaguchiko) to 388 m (Chikuma), with a median of 566 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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Highlights

Within Japan, Fujikawaguchiko ranks first in 2026 with 1,086 m, followed by Fujiyoshida (1,055 m) and Karuizawa (952 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,086 m (Fujikawaguchiko) to 388 m (Chikuma), with a median of 566 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.