Cities in Japan Ranked by Elevation
Elevation above sea level as recorded in Wikidata (usually at the city centre). Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).
Summary
Okazaki ranks #1 with 150 m above sea level. Otsu is second with 131 m above sea level, 14.5% behind. The top five are Okazaki, Otsu, Maebashi, Fukushima and Sendai. The median across all 16 is 22 m above sea level; Sasebo is last at 0 m above sea level.
- #1
- Okazaki · 150 m above sea level
- Median
- 22 m above sea level
- Coverage
- 16 cities in Japan
- Data year
- As recorded in Wikidata
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | City | Country | Elevation (m above sea level) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Okazaki | Japan | 150 |
| 2 | Otsu | Japan | 131 |
| 3 | Maebashi | Japan | 100 |
| 4 | Fukushima | Japan | 67 |
| 5 | Sendai | Japan | 57 |
| 6 | Tokyo | Japan | 49 |
| 7 | Ōta-shi | Japan | 47 |
| 8 | Yokohama | Japan | 24 |
| 9 | Osaka | Japan | 20 |
| 10 | Ageo | Japan | 14 |
| 11 | Shizuoka | Japan | 12 |
| 12 | Fukuoka | Japan | 8 |
| 13 | Tokyo | Japan | 6 |
| 14 | Sapporo | Japan | 5 |
| 15 | Aomori | Japan | 2 |
| 16 | Sasebo | Japan | 0 |
About the top 10
#1 Okazaki
Okazaki ranks #1 on this list with 150 m above sea level.
- Country
- Japan
- Population
- 385,376 people (2021)
- Area
- 387.2 km²
- Density
- 995 people per km²
- Elevation
- 150 m
- Founded
- 1916
- Coordinates
- 34.95° N, 137.17° E
#2 Otsu
Otsu ranks #2 on this list with 131 m above sea level.
- Country
- Japan
- Population
- 342,607 people (2021)
- Area
- 464.1 km²
- Density
- 738 people per km²
- Elevation
- 131 m
- Founded
- 1933
- Coordinates
- 35.02° N, 135.85° E
#3 Maebashi
Maebashi ranks #3 on this list with 100 m above sea level.
- Country
- Japan
- Population
- 331,849 people (2021)
- Area
- 311.6 km²
- Density
- 1,065 people per km²
- Elevation
- 100 m
- Founded
- 1892
- Coordinates
- 36.39° N, 139.06° E
#4 Fukushima
Fukushima ranks #4 on this list with 67 m above sea level.
- Country
- Japan
- Population
- 284,282 people (2021)
- Area
- 767.7 km²
- Density
- 370 people per km²
- Elevation
- 67 m
- Founded
- 1907
- Coordinates
- 37.76° N, 140.47° E
#5 Sendai
Sendai ranks #5 on this list with 57 m above sea level.
- Country
- Japan
- Population
- 1,061,177 people (2020)
- Area
- 786.4 km²
- Density
- 1,349 people per km²
- Elevation
- 57 m
- Founded
- 1601
- Coordinates
- 38.27° N, 140.87° E
Also ranks #108 in founded · #123 in latitude · #187 in elevation.
#6 Tokyo
Tokyo ranks #6 on this list with 49 m above sea level.
- Country
- Japan
- Population
- 9,640,742 people (2021)
- Area
- 627.5 km²
- Density
- 15,363 people per km²
- Elevation
- 49 m
- Founded
- 1868
- Coordinates
- 35.68° N, 139.77° E
Also ranks #43 in population · #50 in population density · #179 in elevation.
#7 Ōta-shi
Ōta-shi ranks #7 on this list with 47 m above sea level.
- Country
- Japan
- Population
- 222,806 people (2021)
- Area
- 175.5 km²
- Density
- 1,269 people per km²
- Elevation
- 47 m
- Founded
- 2005
- Coordinates
- 36.29° N, 139.38° E
#8 Yokohama
Yokohama ranks #8 on this list with 24 m above sea level.
- Country
- Japan
- Population
- 3,757,630 people (2020)
- Area
- 437.7 km²
- Density
- 8,585 people per km²
- Elevation
- 24 m
- Founded
- 1889
- Coordinates
- 35.45° N, 139.63° E
Also ranks #94 in population density · #134 in elevation · #191 in latitude.
#9 Osaka
Osaka ranks #9 on this list with 20 m above sea level.
- Country
- Japan
- Population
- 2,751,862 people (2021)
- Area
- 223 km²
- Density
- 12,340 people per km²
- Elevation
- 20 m
- Founded
- 1889
- Coordinates
- 34.69° N, 135.50° E
Also ranks #63 in population density · #118 in elevation · #206 in founded.
#10 Ageo
Ageo ranks #10 on this list with 14 m above sea level.
- Country
- Japan
- Population
- 226,616 people (2021)
- Area
- 45.5 km²
- Density
- 4,979 people per km²
- Elevation
- 14 m
- Founded
- 1958
- Coordinates
- 35.98° N, 139.59° E
Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).
Source and method
Elevation above sea level as recorded in Wikidata (usually at the city centre).
Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
Data: Wikidata (CC0)
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