Joyo

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Joyo

Total population

75,736

Air quality index

63Moderate

Coordinates34.85°, 135.78°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Jōyō is a city located in Kyoto Prefecture, Kansai, Japan. As of 1 September 2023, the city has an estimated population of 72,869 in 30720 households and a population density of 2200 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 32.71 square kilometres (12.63 sq mi).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Hitomi Nakamichi

Japanese volleyball player

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Junko Onishi

Japanese jazz pianist (1967-)

Tetsuya Utsumi

baseball player

Tetsuji Tamayama

Japanese actor

R

Ryota Morioka

Japanese association football player

Yasumitsu Satō

Japanese shogi player

K

Koji Hirose

Japanese association football player

S

Shinobu Satouchi

Japanese voice actor and architect

E

Eri Imai

Japanese actress and model (1971-)

R

Riho Kotani

Japanese singer

T

Tatsuma Ejiri

Manga artist

Toyotomi Tsurumatsu

son of Toyotomi Hideyoshi

R

Rika Sato

Japanese actress and model

S

Shinji Mikami

Japanese baseball player

R

Ryūsuke Inui

Japanese announcer

A

Atsuhiro Satō

Japanese singer and actor

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kyoto

• Uji
  2.5 mi away · pop. 184,678
• Kyotanabe
  2.8 mi away · pop. 72,493
• Kumiyama
  3.3 mi away · pop. 15,805
• Ide
  4.1 mi away · pop. 7,910
• Yawata
  4.4 mi away · pop. 71,775
• Ujitawara
  6.1 mi away · pop. 9,319
• Oyamazaki
  6.2 mi away · pop. 15,181
• Seika
  6.4 mi away · pop. 36,376
• Nagaokakyo
  7 mi away · pop. 80,424
• Kuze
  8 mi away
• Muko
  8.1 mi away · pop. 55,729
• Wazuka
  8.1 mi away · pop. 3,956

Browse all places in Kyoto →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Joyo

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Japanese Four-lined Ratsnake

Elaphe quadrivirgata

Seen 2026-06-28

Tiger Keelback

Rhabdophis tigrinus

Seen 2026-06-28

Libythea lepita celtoides

Libythea lepita celtoides

Seen 2026-06-28

White-eyebrowed Jumping Spider

Evarcha albaria

Seen 2026-06-28

Wasp Spider

Argiope bruennichi

Seen 2026-06-28

Eastern Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea jouyi

Seen 2026-06-28

Japanese Beetle

Popillia japonica

Seen 2026-06-28

Oriental Beetle

Exomala orientalis

Seen 2026-06-28

Oriental Stink Bug

Plautia stali

Seen 2026-06-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Joyo, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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