TOKYO—A powerful typhoon delivered a direct hit to Japan’s capital on Monday, disrupting transportation across the country as flights and trains were delayed or canceled in and around Tokyo.

The typhoon, known as Mindulle and characterized as “strong” by the Japan Meteorological Agency, made landfall around noon in Tateyama, Chiba prefecture, on the Pacific coast about 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of central Tokyo. It was heading northeast at 35 kilometers per hour, the agency said.

Torrential rain and strong winds forced Japan’s major airlines to cancel hundreds of flights in and out of the two airports nearest to Tokyo.

ANA Holdings Inc., the parent of All Nippon Airways Co., canceled 142 domestic flights at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, affecting 37,500 passengers.

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. stopped a total of 195 flights, including those departing and arriving at both Haneda and Narita International Airport in Tokyo, and those at Osaka International Airport. The canceled flights affected 35,025 passengers.