Ueda

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Ueda

Total population

156,980

Coordinates36.40°, 138.25°

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

Overview

Ueda is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019, the city had an estimated population of 157,480 in 67,783 households, and a population density of 290 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 552.04 square kilometres (213.14 sq mi), which makes it the fifth largest city in Nagano Prefecture in terms of area.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Rieko Kanai

Japanese ski jumper

Kaori Iwabuchi

Japanese ski jumper

K

Kazue Ikura

Japanese actress and voice actress

M

Michie Tomizawa

Japanese actress, voice actress and singer

Keiichi Tsuchiya

Japanese drifting driver

Masao Kume

Japanese writer (1891-1952)

N

Noriyuki Nakayama

Japanese go player (1932-2010)

S

Shogo Shiozawa

Japanese association football player

Tsuda Daisuke

Japanese social activist

Masahiro Kono

Japanese voice actor

Yamagiwa Katsusaburō

Japanese medical scientist

Masaaki Kozu

Japanese cross-country skier

R

Ryohei Arai

Japanese film director

T

Toshifumi Suzuki

CEO and president of 7-Eleven (1932-2026)

O

Onimaru San'yūtei

T

Tetsurō Shimojima

Japanese writer

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

Nearby places in Nagano

• 塩川
  4.3 mi away
• Tomi
  5.4 mi away · pop. 29,601
• Sakaki
  5.6 mi away · pop. 14,871
• Aoki
  7.2 mi away · pop. 4,343
• Nagawa
  9.2 mi away · pop. 6,166
• 上小寺尾
  9.6 mi away
• 篠ノ井
  13.3 mi away
• 若穂
  14.7 mi away
• 信更町
  15.3 mi away
• Miyota
  15.4 mi away · pop. 15,184
• 母袋
  16 mi away
• 日詰
  16 mi away

Browse all places in Nagano →

Recent natural events nearby

• Typhoon Mekkhala
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 187 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Megymenum gracilicorne

Megymenum gracilicorne

Seen 2026-06-27

Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata

Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata

Seen 2026-06-27

Coptocephala orientalis

Coptocephala orientalis

Seen 2026-06-27

Plesiophthalmus nigrocyaneus

Plesiophthalmus nigrocyaneus

Seen 2026-06-27

Eusilpha japonica

Eusilpha japonica

Seen 2026-06-24

Nacerdes waterhousei

Nacerdes waterhousei

Seen 2026-06-22

White-striped Longhorn Beetle

Batocera lineolata

Seen 2026-06-21

Eophileurus chinensis chinensis

Eophileurus chinensis chinensis

Seen 2026-06-21

Paraglenea fortunei

Paraglenea fortunei

Seen 2026-06-21

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

Official Identifiers